Patent ID: 7042602
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image correction apparatus comprising: an image obtaining unit that obtains image data from outside constituted of a plurality of pixels each having a value of a color component among a plurality of color components; an average value calculation unit that calculates average values of color component values of pixels corresponding to individual color components in said image data; a correction unit that corrects the color component values of individual pixels to match the average values of the color component values of pixels corresponding to individual color components with at least one specific reference value; and a stage value calculation unit that determines three or more stage values between the average value of the color component values and a specified reference value for each of said plurality of color components, a number of stage values being identical to each other among said plurality of color components, wherein: said correction unit respectively sets stage values having an common order number among said plurality of color components as reference values for said plurality of color components and corrects color component values of individual pixels to match the average values of the color component values corresponding to individual color components with said reference values set for the individual color components.