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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Eiichiro Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaaki Fukui, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Eiichiro Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaaki Fukui, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/73 (2006.01); H04N 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An entered image is divided into a plurality of blocks and it is determined, on a per-block basis, whether the image data within an applicable block is indicative of the color white, based upon a condition, from among a plurality of conditions, that conforms to the position of each block in the image. A white balance correction is performed based upon data of a block determined to be indicative of the color white.