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Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012

Filed:

Sep. 03, 2010
Applicants:

Xiaoxia Wei, Shenzhen, CN;

Yanbo Long, Shenzhen, CN;

Inventors:

Xiaoxia Wei, Shenzhen, CN;

Yanbo Long, Shenzhen, CN;

Assignee:

Huawei Device Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/238 (2006.01); H04N 9/73 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and an apparatus for processing images are disclosed. The method includes: generating an image histogram of an image to be processed; judging whether the image to be processed requires backlight compensation according to the image histogram; if the image to be processed requires backlight compensation, determining a first luminance boundary value A used for deciding whether to perform backlight compensation and a second luminance boundary value C used for deciding whether to perform positive or negative backlight compensation; and performing backlight compensation for the image to be processed according to the first luminance boundary value A and the second luminance boundary value C. The method is simple and universally applicable. After backlight compensation, the contrast of the image is high, and the image is free from background overexposure and image layering. The image photographed in a backlight environment is processed properly.


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