Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080278630 | Apparatus, Method, and Program for Video Signal Processing, and Storage Medium - A video signal processing method includes the steps of processing an input video signal and outputting an output video signal, detecting a temporal feature from the input video signal, smoothing the temporal feature by filtering and outputting the smoothed temporal feature, and controlling processing performed in the processing step in accordance with the temporal feature smoothed in the smoothing step. In this method, the smoothing step switches a characteristic of the filtering in accordance with the attribute of the input video signal. | 11-13-2008 |
20080292185 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM FOR THE VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING THE PROGRAM FOR THE VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a video signal processing method of measuring a noise level of an input video signal, the method including the steps of: setting a plurality of areas in the input video signal and extracting a characteristic amount which is an index of the noise level of the input video signal for each area; detecting characteristic amounts suitable to a measurement of the noise level from among the characteristic amounts of the plurality of areas; and creating a histogram by using the detected characteristic amounts suitable to the measurement of the noise level and detecting the noise level by analyzing the histogram. | 11-27-2008 |
20090041349 | IMAGE DETERMINING DEVICE, IMAGE DETERMINING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image determining device including a frequency band signal detecting unit for dividing an image into a plurality of local regions and detecting for each local region signals of a plurality of frequency bands from the image signal; an average value calculating unit for calculating an average value of a characteristic value corresponding to an amplitude, for each local region and for each signal of the plurality of frequency bands; a local region selecting unit for selecting at least one local region based on image information; an average value selecting unit for selecting the average value corresponding to the selected local region; a relative value calculating unit for calculating a relative value of one average value with respect to another average value both of the average values being of the selected average values; and an image determining unit for determining an image based on the relative value. | 02-12-2009 |
20090103831 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus processes an input image while also considering the luminous intensity information thereof, and thereby generates an output image wherein the apparent object surface roughness has been enhanced with respect to the input image. The image processing apparatus includes a luminous intensity information separator that separates the input image information into global luminous intensity information and local luminous intensity information, a shadow component generator that generates a shadow component of the image on the basis of the local luminous intensity information, and an image compositor that generates an output image by adding shadow image information to the input image information, with the shadow image information being generated from the shadow component and from a value based on the input image information. | 04-23-2009 |
20100073521 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus includes a depth value detecting unit configured to detect depth values of individual pixels of an input image; an integrating unit configured to integrate the depth values in each predetermined region of the input image; an analyzing unit configured to analyze the tendency of an integrated result of the depth values in each predetermined region of the input image; and a processing unit configured to process the input image on the basis of an analysis result obtained by the analyzing unit. | 03-25-2010 |
20100074521 | Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, and Program - An image processing apparatus includes: means for extracting, for each pixel of an image, a high-frequency component as focus information from a brightness signal for a neighboring pixel; means for integrating, for each pixel, the focus information on the neighboring pixel; means for replacing the focus information on each pixel with a value obtained using the focus information on the neighboring pixel greater than the focus information on that pixel to generate dark area focus information; means for integrating the brightness signals of each pixel and the neighboring pixel to extract an illumination component; means for calculating a depth value of each pixel using a coefficient based on the illumination component; means for normalizing the depth value of each pixel; means for controlling the normalized depth value using a tone curve; means for detecting a saturation of each pixel; and means for controlling the controlled depth value using the saturation. | 03-25-2010 |
20100189359 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM OF IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM OF IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD RECORDED THEREON - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, a program of the image processing method, and a recording medium having the program of the image processing method recorded thereon, and the present invention is applied to, for example, a display apparatus and improves the textures of details compared with the past. | 07-29-2010 |
20100201783 | Stereoscopic Image Generation Apparatus, Stereoscopic Image Generation Method, and Program - Influences of physiological stereoscopic elements are removed by image processing using projection transformation. A horopter-plane image projection unit | 08-12-2010 |
20100329578 | Image processing apparatus - A image processing apparatus includes a first image converting section for converting an original image into an output resolution image, a second image converting section for converting the original image into an intermediate resolution image, a similarity information generating section for detecting a plurality of similar areas, in a block in the intermediate resolution image corresponding to a predetermined partial area in the output resolution image, that resemble the partial area, and for generating similarity information including a position of each of the plurality of similar areas in the intermediate resolution image and a weight of the position, a texture generating section for generating a texture image by combining high-frequency components of the intermediate resolution image at the position according to the weight, and a texture blending section for blending the output resolution image and the texture image to generate output image. | 12-30-2010 |
20110115881 | DATA STRUCTURE, REPRODUCING APPARATUS, REPRODUCING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a data structure, a reproducing apparatus, a reproducing method, and a program which are applicable to various types of display and which facilitates signal processing performed in the displays. In a 3D video format according to the present invention, a base signal BS of a side-by-side image SbSP and an optional signal OS of a sub-image SuP obtained by collectively arranging three images described below regarding an L image LP of the side-by-side image SbSP are used. That is, the sub-image SuP includes a Depth image of the L image, an image hidden behind an object included in the L image, and a Depth image of the mage hidden behind the object. The present invention is applicable to 3D displays. | 05-19-2011 |
20110157160 | Three-Dimensional Image Generating Device, Three-Dimensional Image Display Device, Three-Dimensional Image Generating Method, and Program - Provided is a three-dimensional image generating device including: a depth setting portion configured to set a depth of each pixel or pixel group of a two-dimensional image, from which a stereoscopic view image is formed, from depth-degree information indicating a depth degree of each pixel or pixel group of the two-dimensional image; a coordinate calculating portion configured to calculate coordinates of a left eye image and a right eye image of a three-dimensional image on a display plane corresponding to each pixel or pixel group of the two-dimensional image from the depth and a distance from the display plane to a viewing position; and an image generating portion configured to generate the left eye image and the right eye image corresponding to the two-dimensional image according to the calculated coordinates. | 06-30-2011 |
20110187834 | RECORDING DEVICE AND RECORDING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A recording device includes an image acquiring section which acquires 3D image data, a filming condition acquiring section which acquires filming condition information indicating filming conditions during filming of the 3D image data, and a recording controlling section which causes a recording medium to record the 3D image data and the filming condition information by making the data and the information correspond to each other. | 08-04-2011 |
20110254925 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a first acquiring unit, a second acquiring unit, and a correction processor. The first acquiring unit acquires an intended viewing environment parameter, which is a parameter of an intended viewing environment, together with image data of a three-dimensional picture. The second acquiring unit acquires an actual viewing environment parameter, which is a parameter of an actual viewing environment for a user viewing the three-dimensional picture. The correction processor corrects the three-dimensional picture in accordance with a difference between the acquired intended viewing environment parameter and the acquired actual viewing environment parameter. | 10-20-2011 |
20110293170 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MATHOD - The format of an input image is determined appropriately, and an appropriate output image adapted to a format that can be displayed on a display section is displayed. | 12-01-2011 |
20120086779 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus is provided with a parallax detector configured to detect parallax between a left-eye image and a right-eye image used to display a 3D image, a parallax range computing unit configured to compute a range of parallax between the left-eye image and the right-eye image, a determining unit configured to determine whether or not the sense of depth when viewing the 3D image exceeds a preset range that is comfortable for a viewer, on the basis of the computed range of parallax, and a code generator configured to generate a code corresponding to the determination result of the determining unit. | 04-12-2012 |
20120098828 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a first display control unit that causes a display unit to display a first 3D image, a receiving unit that receives, from a user, a message indicating whether an amount of parallax of the first 3D image being displayed on the display unit is within an allowable range, a determining unit that determines an estimated allowable range on the basis of the message received by the receiving unit so that if the message indicates that the amount of parallax of the 3D image being displayed is not within the allowable range, the amount of parallax is not included in the estimated allowable range; and a second display control unit that causes the display unit to display a second 3D image on the basis of the estimated allowable range. | 04-26-2012 |
20120148147 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPARITY CONVERSION DEVICE, DISPARITY CONVERSION METHOD AND PROGRAM - Disparity in a stereoscopic image is converted, according to features of a configuration element of an image that influences depth perception of a stereoscopic image. A disparity detecting unit | 06-14-2012 |
20120176371 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPARITY CONVERSION DEVICE, DISPARITY CONVERSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - To reduce burden of a viewer at the time of performing stereoscopic display by a stereoscopic display device and to show a stereoscopic image in a natural and comfortable manner. | 07-12-2012 |
20120242655 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium for adjusting display of a three-dimensional image is provided. The method includes receiving a viewing condition associated with an image being viewed by a user, determining, by a processor, a conversion characteristic based on the viewing condition, adjusting, by the processor, a display condition of the image based on the conversion characteristic. | 09-27-2012 |
20120308119 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A parallax detection unit generates a parallax map indicating a parallax of each pixel of an image formed by right and left images and generates a reliability map indicating reliability of the parallax. A depth information estimation unit generates a depth information map indicating the depth of a subject on the image based on the right and left images. A depth parallax conversion unit converts the depth information map into a pseudo-parallax map using a conversion equation used to convert depth information to parallax information. A parallax synthesis unit synthesizes the parallax map and the pseudo-parallax map to generate a corrected parallax map based on the reliability map. The present technology is applicable to an image processing apparatus. | 12-06-2012 |
20120314933 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an attention region estimation unit that estimates an attention region which is estimated as a user paying attention thereto on a stereoscopic image, a parallax detection unit that detects a parallax of the stereoscopic image and generates a parallax map indicating a parallax of each region of the stereoscopic image, a setting unit that sets conversion characteristics for correcting a parallax of the stereoscopic image based on the attention region and the parallax map, and a parallax conversion unit that corrects the parallax map based on the conversion characteristics. | 12-13-2012 |
20130038606 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus including a left eye image input unit configured to input a left eye image (L image) which is a left eye image signal applied to three-dimensional image display, a right eye image input unit configured to input a right eye image (R image) which is a right eye image signal applied to three-dimensional image display, a parallax information generating unit configured to generate parallax information from the left eye image (L image) and the right eye image (R image), and a virtual view point image generating unit configured to receive the left eye image (L image), the right eye image (R image), and the parallax information, and generate virtual view point images including a view point image other than view points of the received LR images. | 02-14-2013 |
20130038703 | DATA STRUCTURE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to data structures, image processing apparatuses, image processing methods, and programs for enabling appropriate processing of video data of 3D content. | 02-14-2013 |
20130063565 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including a correction unit that corrects at least position coordinates used to specify a position of an enlarged-image group generated in accordance with a scanning method of a microscope that scans a sample in vertical, horizontal, and depth directions and generates an image data group corresponding to the enlarged-image group of the sample, and a stereoscopic image generation unit that generates a stereoscopic image of the enlarged-image group by giving parallax to the corrected image data group. | 03-14-2013 |
20130148944 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The present technology is related to an image processing device and image processing method that enables the generating of 3D images that can be viewed safely and comfortably. | 06-13-2013 |
20130342530 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving spatial positions associated with a plurality of images. The method determines displacements of the images in opposing first and second horizontal directions, based on at least the spatial positions. The method then generates, using a processor, first and second composites of the images, based on the determined displacements. | 12-26-2013 |
20140334537 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The present technology is related to an image processing device and image processing method that enables the generating of 3D images that can be viewed safely and comfortably. | 11-13-2014 |
20140340415 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a physical property parameter acquisition unit and a texture control unit. The physical property parameter acquisition unit is configured to acquire a physical property parameter on a subject in an image. The texture control unit is configured to control a texture of the subject in the image by using the physical property parameter acquired by the physical property parameter acquisition unit. | 11-20-2014 |