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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2006
Xiaoyun Jiang, San Diego, CA (US);
Shuxue Quan, San Diego, CA (US);
Chinchuan Andrew Chiu, San Diego, CA (US);
Szepo Robert Hung, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Ruben M. Velarde, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Ying Xie Noyes, San Diego, CA (US);
Xiaoyun Jiang, San Diego, CA (US);
Shuxue Quan, San Diego, CA (US);
Chinchuan Andrew Chiu, San Diego, CA (US);
Szepo Robert Hung, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Ruben M. Velarde, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Ying Xie Noyes, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus are provided including an image signal carrier, a luminance information evaluator, and a chrominance information modifier. The image signal carrier is encoded with an image signal including luminance information and chrominance information. The luminance information evaluator evaluates the luminance information in the image signal for a given region within the image to identify when the given region is one of substantially white and substantially dark. The chrominance information modifier is provided to modify the chrominance information corresponding to the given region when the given region is one of substantially white and substantially dark.