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Patent No.:

US 9292732 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 12, 2013
Applicant:

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Toshiyuki Ono, Kanagawa, JP;

Yasunori Taguchi, Kanagawa, JP;

Nobuyuki Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/20 (2011.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00201 (2013.01); G06K 9/00664 (2013.01); G06T 5/003 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10004 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20076 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01);
Abstract

According to an embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit and an image processing unit. The obtaining unit is configured to obtain depth information for each position in an image. The image processing unit is configured to switch between a first sharpening process and a second sharpening process in accordance with whether the image contains a predetermined area. The first sharpening process performs non-uniform sharpening on the image on the basis of the depth information; and the second sharpening process performs uniform sharpening on the image.


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Ono, Toshiyuki. (2016). Image processing apparatus, image processing method and computer program product (U.S. Patent No. 9292732). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9292732

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