Image analysis – Image enhancement or restoration – Intensity – brightness – contrast – or shading correction
Reexamination Certificate
2004-08-26
2009-12-22
Kim, Charles (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Image enhancement or restoration
Intensity, brightness, contrast, or shading correction
C382S261000, C382S271000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07636493
ABSTRACT:
A filter device includes a vertical NR process portion, a vertical resolution conversion portion and a vertical NR process decision portion. The vertical NR process portion receives a horizontal NR processed signal and produces an NR processed signal. The vertical resolution conversion portion includes a plurality of resolution conversion filters and uses the NR processed signal to perform a vertical resolution conversion. The vertical NR process decision portion decides whether or not the vertical NR process portion should perform the vertical NR process on the horizontal NR processed signal in accordance with a resolution conversion filter selection signal for selecting one of plurality of resolution conversion filters for the vertical resolution conversion portion.
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Kadono Shinya
Sakaguchi Satoshi
Shibata Hideaki
Kim Charles
Koziol Stephen R
Panasonic Corporation
Wenderoth , Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
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