Patent ID: 8934720
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: G06K,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing device for generating an output image by performing an image process on an input image, the image processing device comprising: a super resolution processing unit configured to generate super resolution process data by performing a super resolution process on a plurality of pieces of input pixel data that represent the input image; a region determining unit configured to classify each of the plurality of pieces of input pixel data into one of high-frequency region data and non-high-frequency region data; and a generating unit configured to generate, as at least part of output pixel data that represents the output image, one or more pieces of output pixel data corresponding to one or more pieces of input pixel data classified as the high-frequency region data, by using the super resolution process data of the one or more pieces of input pixel data as the one or more pieces of output pixel data based on an amount of noise included in the one or more pieces of input pixel data; wherein when an amount of noise included in a piece of input pixel data classified as the high-frequency region data is smaller than or equal to a predetermined threshold, the generating unit outputs a piece of super resolution process data corresponding to the piece of input pixel data without change as a piece of output pixel data corresponding to the piece of input pixel data and wherein when an amount of noise included in the piece of input pixel data classified as the high-frequency region data is larger than the predetermined threshold, the generating unit outputs data other than the piece of super resolution process data corresponding to the piece of input pixel data as the piece of output pixel data corresponding to the piece of input pixel data.