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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2004
Toshie Imai, Nagano-ken, JP;
Yoshihiro Nakami, Nagano-ken, JP;
Toshie Imai, Nagano-ken, JP;
Yoshihiro Nakami, Nagano-ken, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Image processing apparatusanalyzes image data to acquire picture quality characteristic values, and uses shooting information SI and image processing control information GI associated with the image data to define a scene correction condition and an arbitrary correction condition. The image processing apparatuspreferentially uses information from the image processing control information GI, while using [information] from the shooting information SI where this information is not present in the image processing control information GI, with the aim of effective mutual utilization of image processing control information GI and shooting information SI. The image processing apparatusdefines an automatic correction level AP on the basis of the acquired picture quality characteristic values, scene correction condition and arbitrary correction condition, and defines a manual correction level MP on the basis of a manual correction condition in the image processing control information GI. Utilizing the automatic correction level AP and manual correction level MP, the image processing apparatusexecutes a picture quality adjustment process to correct the image data.