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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2012
Akihiko Utsugi, Machida, JP;
Akihiko Utsugi, Machida, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an image reducing section generating at least one reduced image by generating a reduced pixel with reference to pixel values by each predetermined area of a target image being a process object, a noise extracting section extracting a noise component at a frequency band according to a reduction ratio of the reduced image for each reduced pixel based on the reduced image, a noise subtraction section subtracting the noise component of the reduced pixel from each of pixels at the predetermined area being referred to generate the reduced pixel, and an area smoothing section smoothing the pixels with each other at the predetermined area being referred to generate the reduced pixel based on the noise component of the reduced pixel.