Title of Invention

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF

Abstract The present invention particularly relates to an image processing apparatus capable of removing a moving cloudiness contained in a defocused image. A region identification block (103) identifies a non-mixed region including a foreground region consisting of a foreground object component constituting a foreground object and a background region consisting of a background object component constituting a background object, or a mixed region where a foreground object component is mixed with a background object component. In accordance with the region identification result and the like, an isolation/cloudiness removing block (1503) isolates a foreground object component and a background object component from pixel data of the mixed region and performs processing to remove moving cloudiness from the isolated foreground object component in a batch mode. This can take into consideration a difference between a signal detected by an image pickup element and a real world is considered.
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Documents:

IN-PCT-2002-01673-MUM-ABSTRACT(23-1-2009).pdf

in-pct-2002-01673-mum-claims(granted)-(06-07-2008).pdf

in-pct-2002-01673-mum-correspondence(23-01-2009).pdf

IN-PCT-2002-01673-MUM-CORRESPONDENCE(23-1-2009).pdf

IN-PCT-2002-01673-MUM-CORRESPONDENCE(30-3-2011).pdf

in-pct-2002-01673-mum-correspondence(ipo)-(04-02-2009).pdf

in-pct-2002-01673-mum-form 1(04-07-2008).pdf

in-pct-2002-01673-mum-form 18(30-03-2006).pdf

in-pct-2002-01673-mum-form 2(granted)-(06-07-2008).pdf

IN-PCT-2002-01673-MUM-FORM 26(30-3-2011).pdf

in-pct-2002-01673-mum-form 3(06-06-2008).pdf

in-pct-2002-01673-mum-form 3(21-11-2002).pdf

in-pct-2002-01673-mum-form 5(21-11-2002).pdf

in-pct-2002-01673-mum-petition under rule 137(06-06-2008).pdf

in-pct-2002-01673-mum-power of authority(06-06-2008).pdf

in-pct-2002-01673-mum-power of authority(15-11-2002).pdf


Patent Number 228437
Indian Patent Application Number IN/PCT/2002/01673/MUM
PG Journal Number 10/2009
Publication Date 06-Mar-2009
Grant Date 04-Feb-2009
Date of Filing 21-Nov-2002
Name of Patentee SONY CORPORATION
Applicant Address 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001.
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 TETSUJIRO KONDO C/O Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001.
2 TAKASHI SAWAO C/O Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001.
3 JUNICHI ISHIBASHI C/O Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001.
4 TAKAHIRO NAGANO C/O Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001.
5 NAOKI FUJIWARA C/O Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001.
6 SEIJI WADA C/O Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001.
7 SEIJI WADA C/O Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001.
8 TORU MIYAKE C/O Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001.
PCT International Classification Number H04N
PCT International Application Number PCT/JP02/03249
PCT International Filing date 2002-04-01
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 P2001-111437 2001-04-10 Japan