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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2011
Applicants:
Jin-kyung Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Tae-kyung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Taek-seong Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/68 (2006.01); H04N 5/228 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image processing method and a photography apparatus using the same are provided. The image processing method includes inputting at least one image; selecting a specific region of the at least one image input; extracting a luminance value of the selected specific region; and determining a blurring degree based on the extracted luminance value and performing image processing by blurring the selected specific region using the determined blurring degree.