Patent ID: 8204337
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus which removes noise in an input image by adding a reference image to the input image, said image processing apparatus comprising: a motion estimation unit configured to generate motion information indicating a motion estimated for the input image; a motion compensation unit configured to generate a second image corresponding to a first image by performing motion compensation using the generated motion information, the second image being a reference image after motion compensation, and the first image being a reference image before motion compensation; a flatness degree calculation unit configured to calculate a flatness degree of the input image; a rate calculation unit configured to calculate addition rates for the input image, the first image, and the second image, using the calculated flatness degree; and a pixel addition unit configured to generate an image that is to be an output image by adding the input image, the first image, and the second image according to the addition rates calculated for the respective images that are the input image, the first image, and the second image.