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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2011
Applicants:
Eun-sun Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin-pyo Gwak, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Eun-sun Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin-pyo Gwak, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/74 (2006.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/74 (2013.01); G06T 5/009 (2013.01); H04N 5/235 (2013.01); H04N 5/2355 (2013.01); H04N 5/262 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for processing an image. The method includes: increasing contrast of an input image to generate a first image; adding a mask having a pattern showing an image effect, to the first image to generate a second image; and adjusting a range of pixel values of the second image to generate a resultant image.