Television – Camera – system and detail – Combined image signal generator and general image signal...
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-29
2010-10-05
Henn, Timothy J (Department: 2622)
Television
Camera, system and detail
Combined image signal generator and general image signal...
C348S231200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07808533
ABSTRACT:
A CCD captures a subject image having passed through a taking lens and an image processing circuit performs various types of image pre-treatment including gamma correction and white balance on image data corresponding to n lines×m rows output by the CCD. The image processing circuit also performs format processing on the data. The data are then compressed at a compression circuit. The white balance adjustment and the like are implemented in line sequence at a line processing circuit which engages in signal processing in pixel sequence in units of individual lines in the output from the CCD. The image data having undergone the pre-treatment are then subjected to format processing prior to JPEG compression, at a block processing circuit that engages in signal processing in units of individual blocks each ranging over an n×m (N>n, M>m) block. In other words, the signal processing is performed in block sequence.
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Henn Timothy J
Nikon Corporation
Oliff & Berridg,e PLC
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