IP Library Granted Patent US 7,796,167
Granted Patent B2
US 7,796,167 · App. 10/486,470 · Granted Sep 14, 2010

Image noise reduction device and image noise reduction method

Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,796,167
App. No.
10/486,470
Granted
Sep 14, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A CPU 200 reads out an image file GF from a memory card MC and stores the read out image file GF temporarily in an RAM 210 . The CPU 200 acquires shooting information EI from the read out image file GF and determines the noise reduction level according to the ISO speed. When the ISO speed or the shutter speed exceeds a predetermined value, the CPU 200 increases the noise reduction level and executes noise reduction process.

Claims (20)

1. An image processing device for carrying out noise reduction processing comprising:

a microprocessor coupled to a memory,

wherein the microprocessor is programmed to carry out noise reduction processing by:

acquiring an image file including an ISO speed, shutter speed information and image data from a digital still camera, wherein the ISO speed and shutter speed information are associated with the image data by the digital still camera; and

executing noise reduction processing on the image data, the executing of the noise reduction processing determining a noise reduction level based on the ISO speed and changing the determined noise reduction level based on the shutter speed information.

2. An image processing device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the microprocessor is further programmed to carry out the noise reduction processing by analyzing a shooting condition relating to lightness in shooting and setting an initial value of the noise reduction level.

3. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium; and

a computer program stored on the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer program executing noise reduction processing of image data and including program code for acquiring an image file including the image data, an ISO speed and shutter speed information from a digital still camera, wherein the ISO speed and shutter speed information are associated with the image data by the digital still camera, and program code for executing the noise reduction processing on the image data by determining a noise reduction level based on the ISO speed and changing the determined noise reduction level based on the shutter speed information.

4. A computer program product in accordance with claim 3 , further comprising program code for executing image processing, wherein the program code for executing image processing analyzes a shooting condition relating to lightness in shooting, sets an initial value of a noise reduction level, and changes the noise reduction level according to the shutter speed information.

5. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium; and

a computer program stored on the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer program utilizing an ISO speed and a shutter speed to generate image data, which are to be output by a printer, and including

program code for obtaining an image file, which includes the image data, the ISO speed and shutter speed, the ISO speed and shutter speed being associated with the image data by a digital still camera;

program code for retrieving the ISO speed and shutter speed from the obtained image file; and

program code that, in the case of successful retrieval of the ISO speed and shutter speed, carries out image processing of the image data by determining a noise reduction level based on the ISO speed and changing the determined noise reduction level based on the shutter speed.

6. A method of carrying out noise reduction processing comprising:

acquiring an image file including image data, an ISO speed and shutter speed information from a digital still camera, wherein the ISO speed and shutter speed information are associated with the image data by the digital still camera; and

carrying out noise reduction processing on the image data included in the acquired image file based on the ISO speed and shutter speed information included in the image file, wherein the noise reduction processing is implemented by determining a noise reduction level based on the ISO speed and changing the determined noise reduction level based on the shutter speed information.

7. A method in accordance with claim 6 , wherein an initial value of the noise reduction level is set by way of analyzing lightness in shooting.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2019
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: 138 EAST LCD ADVANCEMENTS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 050710/0121 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2004
From: NAKAMI, YOSHIHIRO; FUJINO, MAKOTO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 015526/0765 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2001-311825 · Oct 9, 2001 · national
JP 2002-274836 · Sep 20, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040212692A1 · Oct 28, 2004