Patent ID: 6665434
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image processing device, comprising:calculating means for determining a color of a highlight portion in an original image, and a correlation between the color of the highlight portion in the original image and a color of each element forming the original image, based on image data representing the original image formed by photographing and recording an object; determining means for determining an extent of bias in a color balance of the original image caused by a light source at a time the object was recorded by photography, based on the color of the highlight portion in the original image, and the correlation between the color of the highlight portion in the original image and the color of each element forming the original image determined by the calculating means; and correcting means for correcting the color balance of image data in accordance with the color of the highlight portion, based on the extent of bias in the color balance of the original image caused by the light source determined by the determining means.