Patent ID: 7916950

Claim:
An image processing method for processing an input image, the image processing method comprising: performing classification on a plurality of input pixels in the input image, comprising: performing a first classification on the input pixels according to a first criterion; and performing a second classification on the input pixels according to a second criterion and a result of the first classification; and with respect to each of the input pixels, selecting at least a processing procedure according to a classification result of an input pixel, and through the processing procedure, generating an output pixel corresponding to the input pixel, wherein the step of selecting at least a processing procedure according to the classification result of the input pixel comprises: determining whether to perform a first processing procedure on the input pixel according to the result of the first classification; and determining whether to perform a second processing procedure on the input pixel according to a result of the second classification; wherein an output image is composed of a plurality of output pixels corresponding to the input pixels.