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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2009
Masami Morimoto, Fuchu, JP;
Masami Morimoto, Fuchu, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A Y histogram creation processing unit detects the signal level (luminance level) of the Y signal component of each pixel of a frame on the basis of YUV signals, and creates a histogram by totaling the number of pixels for each signal level. In this processing, a histogram is created by adding values weighted depending on whether a region in a predetermined range around each pixel includes a monotonous pattern. A histogram shape processing unit shapes the histogram. An input/output correction characteristic creation processing unit performs normalization by cumulative addition. A correction lookup table creation processing unit creates a lookup table on the basis of the input/output correction characteristic obtained by the input/output correction characteristic creation processing unit. A Y correction processing unit corrects a Y signal on the basis of the table.