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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013

Filed:

Apr. 12, 2007
Applicants:

Toshiyuki Yano, Kanagawa, JP;

Atsushi Kitagawara, Kanagawa, JP;

Toshifumi Takahira, Kanagawa, JP;

Masaomi Sakamoto, Kanagawa, JP;

Toshie Kobiyama, Kanagawa, JP;

Daigo Hama, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Toshiyuki Yano, Kanagawa, JP;

Atsushi Kitagawara, Kanagawa, JP;

Toshifumi Takahira, Kanagawa, JP;

Masaomi Sakamoto, Kanagawa, JP;

Toshie Kobiyama, Kanagawa, JP;

Daigo Hama, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

According to an aspect of the invention, an image processing apparatus includes an adjustment section, an edge enhancement section, a reception section and a changing section. The adjustment section performs adjustment of a black amount for an input image signal including a plurality of color signals. The adjustment section outputs an output image signal including a plurality of color signals that contain black whose amount is adjusted. The edge enhancement section performs an edge enhancement process for the output image signal output from the adjustment section. The reception section receives setting of an edge enhancement degree used in the edge enhancement section. The changing section changes setting of the adjustment of the black amount in the adjustment section, according to the setting of the edge enhancement degree received by the reception section.


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