Apparatus and method for reducing image noise with filter matrix and computer readable medium stored thereon computer executable instructions for performing the method

1. An apparatus for reducing image noise with filter matrix, comprising:

a first input unit for receiving input of an object image data for conversion;

a second input unit for receiving input of a size data of a conversion area of the image data;

a first output unit for setting conversion unit matrixes that are movable in the conversion area in a predetermined direction relative to a standard matrix, namely, a reference matrix for conversion;

a second output unit for outputting average values of image information of pixels corresponding to the conversion unit matrixes set by first output unit and outputting an average value of image information of pixels corresponding to the standard matrix;

an arrangement unit for calculating difference values between the average value of the standard matrix and the average values of the conversion unit matrixes and arranging the calculated difference values according to size; and

a conversion unit for low-pass filtering the conversion unit matrixes having difference values smaller than a predetermined ordinal number among the arranged difference values.

2. The apparatus for reducing image noise with filter matrix according to claim 1 ,

wherein the image information is at least one image information selected from the group consisting of Y, Cb and Cr.

3. The apparatus for reducing image noise with filter matrix according to claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined direction includes upper, lower, left and right directions.

4. The apparatus for reducing image noise with filter matrix according to claim 1 ,

wherein the arrangement unit

multiplies the average value of each conversion unit matrix by a weight value that varies according to a distance between the conversion unit matrix and the standard matrix to obtain a result for each conversion unit matrix, and

calculates the difference values between the result obtained for the standard matrix and the results obtained for each conversion unit matrixes.

5. The apparatus for reducing image noise by edge tracking according to claim 4 ,

wherein the weight value is determined by the following equation:

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where N is a size data of the conversion area, and m is a distance between a conversion unit matrix and the standard matrix.

6. The apparatus for reducing image noise with filter matrix according to claim 1 ,

wherein the standard matrix and the conversion unit matrixes are 3×3 matrixes.

7. The apparatus for reducing image noise with filter matrix according to claim 1 ,

wherein a location for a successive standard matrix is set by moving the standard matrix from a prior location in the image data by the size of the standard matrix such that the successive standard matrixes do not overlap in row or column.

8. A method for reducing image noise with filter matrix, comprising:

a first input step for receiving input of an object image data for conversion;

a second input step for receiving input of a size data of a conversion area of the image data;

a first output step for setting conversion unit matrixes that are movable in the conversion area in a predetermined direction relative to a standard matrix, namely, a reference matrix for conversion;

a second output step for outputting average values of image information of pixels corresponding to the conversion unit matrixes set by first output unit and outputting an average value of image information of pixels corresponding to the standard matrix;

an arrangement step for calculating difference values between the average value of the standard matrix and the average values of the conversion unit matrixes and arranging the calculated difference values according to size; and

a conversion step for low-pass filtering the conversion unit matrixes having difference values smaller than a predetermined ordinal number among the arranged difference values.

9. The method for reducing image noise with filter matrix according to claim 8 ,

wherein the image information is at least one image information selected from the group consisting of Y, Cb and Cr.

10. The method for reducing image noise with filter matrix according to claim 8 ,

wherein the predetermined direction includes upper, lower, left and right directions.

11. The method for reducing image noise with filter matrix according to claim 8 ,

wherein, in the arrangement step,

the average value of each conversion unit matrix is multiplied by a weight value that varies according to a distance between the conversion unit matrix and the standard matrix to obtain a result for each conversion matrix, and

the difference values between the result obtained for the standard matrix and the results obtained for each conversion unit matrix is calculated.

12. The method for reducing image noise with filter matrix according to claim 11 ,

wherein the weight value is determined by the following equation:

N

-

m

(

N

-

1

)

!

where N is a size data of the conversion area, and m is a distance between the conversion unit matrix and the standard matrix.

13. The method for reducing image noise with filter matrix according to claim 8 , wherein the standard matrix and the conversion unit matrixes are 3×3 matrixes.

14. The method for reducing image noise with filter matrix according to claim 8 ,

wherein a location for a successive standard matrix is set by moving the standard matrix from a prior location in the image data by the size of the standard matrix such that the successive standard matrixes do not overlap in row or column.

15. A computer readable medium stored thereon computer executable instructions for performing the method defined in claim 8 or 14 .