Patent ID: 7529405
Filing Date: 2009-05-05
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising: a correction parameter calculation section for calculating, as a correction parameter for component pixels of a processing image, a saturation reduction rate corresponding to each of the pixels; and a correction processing section for applying the saturation reduction rate to execute a pixel value correction process including a saturation reduction process of the component pixels of the processing image; said correction processing section including a pixel saturation reduction processing section for executing the saturation reduction process for each of the pixels based on the saturation reduction rate calculated by said correction parameter calculation section, and a pixel saturation correction processing section for correcting the saturation of any saturation reduction pixel whose saturation has been reduced by said pixel saturation reduction processing section so that the difference of the saturation of the saturation reduction pixel and the saturation of a surrounding reference pixel is reduced.