Patent Document ID: 20070217706
Application ID: 11715361
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. An image processing apparatus configured to carry out image processing on image data including pixel values of a plurality of pixels disposed on a plane defined in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, the apparatus comprising: horizontal-direction image-processing means for carrying out image processing on a pixel value of a target pixel to be processed, the target pixel being included in the pixels values included in the image data, the image processing being carried out by using pixel values of a plurality of pixels, including the target pixel, disposed in the horizontal direction; vertical-direction image-processing means for carrying out image processing on the pixel value of the target pixel by using pixels values of a plurality of pixels, including the target pixel, disposed in the vertical direction; diagonal-direction image-processing means for carrying out image processing on the pixel value of the target pixel by using pixels values of a plurality of pixels, including the target pixel, disposed in a predetermined diagonal direction different from the horizontal direction and the vertical direction; correction-value determination means for determining the correction value of the pixel value of the target pixel on the basis of processing results obtained by the horizontal-direction image-processing means, the vertical-direction image-processing means, and the diagonal-direction image-processing means; and correction means for correcting the pixel value of the target pixel by adding the correction value determined by the correction-value determination means to the pixel value of the target pixel.