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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Shinichi Uemura, Kawasaki, JP;
Yukihiko Sakashita, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinichi Uemura, Kawasaki, JP;
Yukihiko Sakashita, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus according to the present invention includes a detection unit configured to detect a noise based on pixel values of a neighboring pixel group having an interval of n pixel (s) (n is an integer of 1 or more) from a target pixel and a range of m pixel(s) (m is an integer of 1 or more) and a pixel value of the target pixel, and a replacement unit configured to replace the pixel value of the target pixel with an average value of the pixel values of the neighboring pixel group if the noise is detected.
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