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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
Applicants:
Hideya Aragaki, Hino, JP;
Takahiro Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Komatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kanagawa University, Yokohama-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A noise removal device that removes noise from an image signal includes: a separation unit that separates the image signal into at least two subband signals; a parameter setting unit that sets a plurality of coring ranges in relation to at least one of the subband signals; and a coring unit that performs coring processing on the basis of the plurality of coring ranges.