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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2006
Applicant:
Izumi Kanai, Machida, JP;
Inventor:
Izumi Kanai, Machida, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/202 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A data processing method of executing nonlinear conversion for pixel data, comprising: a first step of obtaining an amount of statistics corresponding to the number of pixel data having a gradation value in a predetermined range from a plurality of pixel data for displaying a predetermined image; a second step of obtaining a parameter corresponding to the distribution condition of the gradation values of the plurality of pixel data; an adjusting step of adjusting the amount of statistics based on the parameter; and a determining step of determining a conversion characteristic of the nonlinear conversion based on the adjusted amount of statistics.