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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2005
Applicants:
Hajime Hosaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanori Kasai, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Hajime Hosaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanori Kasai, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/208 (2006.01); G06K 9/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Noises are reduced in an image picked up in natural light without using lighting equipment that affect the picked up image. The present invention provides an image processing apparatus that includes an image acquisition unit that acquires a visible light image and an invisible light image corresponding to the visible light image, and a noise reduction unit that reduces noises of the visible light image by using the invisible light image.
Hosaka, Hajime. (2009). Image processing apparatus, image processing method, image pickup apparatus, computer program and recording medium (U.S. Patent No. 7589771). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7589771
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