Patent ID: 8625923
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: an edge emphasizing unit configured to form an edge emphasized image by emphasizing an edge of an input image; a range setting unit configured to set a pixel value range of a target pixel value of a target pixel of the input image based on a pixel value difference between the target pixel value and a neighboring pixel value of a neighboring pixel of the input image, and based on an edge emphasized neighboring pixel value of an edge emphasized neighboring pixel of the edge emphasized image, the target pixel being positioned at a target pixel position for being processed, the neighboring pixel being positioned at a neighboring pixel position neighboring the target pixel, the edge emphasized neighboring pixel corresponding to the neighboring pixel position of the input image; and a ringing control unit configured to restrict an edge emphasized target pixel value of an edge emphasized target pixel of the edge emphasized image in the pixel value range, the edge emphasized target pixel corresponding to the target pixel position of the input image, wherein the ringing control unit modifies the edge emphasized target pixel value of the edge emphasized neighboring pixel in the pixel value range when the edge emphasized target pixel value of the edge emphasized pixel is out of the pixel value range.