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Patent No.:

US 8711256 B1

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Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014

Filed:

Apr. 20, 2011
Applicant:

Koichi Yoshikawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventor:

Koichi Yoshikawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/68 (2006.01); H04N 9/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

There is provided an image processing apparatus including an image acquisition unit that obtains color image data composed of wavelength components in a visible light region only, and monochrome image data which does not contain the wavelength components in the visible light region and which is composed of wavelength components in other than visible light region only, a color information extraction unit that extracts color information from the color image data, a luminance information extraction unit that extracts luminance information from the monochrome image data, and a synthesis unit that synthesizes the extracted color information and the extracted luminance information to generate composite image data.


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Yoshikawa, Koichi. (2014). Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program to create a composite image from color image data and monochrome image data (U.S. Patent No. 8711256). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8711256

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