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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
May. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Inventors:
Yong Min Tai, Gunpo, KR;
Young Su Moon, Seoul, KR;
Shi Hwa Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jung Uk Cho, Hwaseong, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/217 (2011.01); H04N 9/68 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/68 (2013.01); G06T 5/002 (2013.01); H04N 5/2173 (2013.01); H04N 5/23229 (2013.01); H04N 5/357 (2013.01); H04N 9/045 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20016 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an apparatus and method for reducing noise in an image, the apparatus including a reference image creator unit to create a reference image based on chrominance about a plurality of channels included in an output image obtained from an image sensor of a camera, and a noise reduction unit to perform noise reduction for the respective channels using the created reference image. The plurality of channels may include at least one of a green channel, a red channel, and a blue channel.