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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2014
Image processing device, image processing method, image processing program, and image display device
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Mine, Osaka, JP;
Yoshimitsu Murahashi, Osaka, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an image processing device capable of performing appropriate noise removal or reduction on input images of various resolution. The image processing device includes a contour direction estimating unit () that estimates a contour direction in which a signal value is a constant value for each pixel, a low pass filter unit () that smoothes the signal value of the pixel based on the signal value of each reference pixel serving as a pixel of a reference region according to the pixel and arranged in the contour direction of the pixel estimated by the contour direction estimating unit for each pixel, and a parameter deciding unit () that decides intensity of smoothing by the low pass filter unit according to an enlargement factor obtained based on a ratio of resolution of an input image signal and resolution of an output image signal.