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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2009
Jin-pyo Gwak, Suwon-si, KR;
Soon-geun Jang, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin-pyo Gwak, Suwon-si, KR;
Soon-geun Jang, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Provided are an image processing method and apparatus for effectively reducing noise in an image, and a recording medium storing a program for executing the method. The image processing apparatus includes a noise reduction unit configured to apply a noise reduction filter to first image data to obtain second image data; a first edge data obtaining unit configured to calculate edge data lost in the second image data compared with the first image data to obtain the first edge data; and a first synthesis unit configured to tune the first edge data and calculate third image data from the second image data and the tuned first edge data.