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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2007
Applicants:
Tomoichi Fujisawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichiro Miyazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoichi Fujisawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichiro Miyazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/46 (2006.01); H04N 5/14 (2006.01); H04N 9/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image signal processing apparatus capable of detecting a black band region included in an input image signal in a shorter time is provided. The image signal processing apparatus may include a measuring means for measuring in a unit frame period whether each pixel in a designated measurement region of an input image signal has a signal level less than a threshold value; and a black band detecting means for detecting a black band region included in the input image signal on the basis of a measurement result from the measuring means.