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Granted Patent B2
US 9,501,855 · App. 14/771,258 · Granted Nov 22, 2016

Image processing apparatus and image processing method

Inventors: Masayuki Aiba (Kanagawa, JP); Hiroaki Eto (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
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Patent No.
US 9,501,855
App. No.
14/771,258
Granted
Nov 22, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

To display images by suitably superimposing a graphics image on a high-dynamic-range image in an easily visible manner. A dynamic range converter ( 311 ) converts a SDR graphics image to an HDR graphics image based on metadata. An image combiner ( 312 ) combines the graphics image of which the dynamic range has been converted to HDR with HDR content. A dynamic range converter ( 313 ) performs display mapping on the HDR content combined with the graphics image based on metadata.

Claims (38)

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

a metadata acquiring unit that acquires metadata of image data; and

a processor that processes a graphics image to be superimposed on the image data based on the metadata,

wherein

the metadata acquiring unit acquires a Diffuse White luminance indicating a luminance value of white serving as a reference of the image data as the metadata, and

the processor adjusts a luminance of the graphics image based on the Diffuse White luminance.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor compares the Diffuse White luminance with a reference luminance of a display that displays the image data and adjusts the luminance of the graphics image based on the larger luminance information.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor adjusts the luminance of the graphics image based on the reference luminance of the display when the metadata acquiring unit is unable to acquire the Diffuse White luminance of the image data.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor compares the Diffuse White luminance with a reference luminance of a dynamic range of a predetermined luminance and adjusts the luminance of the graphics image based on the larger luminance information.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

the processor adjusts the luminance of the graphics image based on the reference luminance of the dynamic range of the predetermined luminance when the metadata acquiring unit is unable to acquire the Diffuse White luminance of the image data.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a combiner that combines the graphics image processed by the processor with the image data; and

a dynamic range converter that adjusts a dynamic range of luminance of the image data combined with the graphics image so as to match a display that displays the image data,

wherein

the metadata acquiring unit acquires at least one of information on the Diffuse White luminance indicating the luminance value of white serving as the reference of the image data or information on a target luminance indicating a luminance value of a main or target object of the image data as the metadata, and

the dynamic range converter adjusts the dynamic range of the luminance of the image data so as to maintain the Diffuse White luminance or the target luminance.

7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a combiner that combines the graphics image processed by the processor with the image data; and

a dynamic range converter that adjusts a dynamic range of luminance of the image data combined with the graphics image so as to match a display that displays the image data,

wherein

the metadata acquiring unit acquires information on a peak luminance of the image data and information on the Diffuse White luminance indicating the luminance value of white serving as the reference of the image data as the metadata, and

when the peak luminance of the image data is larger than a peak luminance of the display, the dynamic range converter compresses the peak luminance of the image data up to the peak luminance of the display and compresses a luminance value between the peak luminance of the image data and the Diffuse White luminance while maintaining the luminance value equal to or lower than the Diffuse White luminance.

8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a combiner that combines the graphics image processed by the processor with the image data; and

a dynamic range converter that adjusts a dynamic range of the luminance of the image data combined with the graphics image so as to match a display that displays the image data,

wherein

the metadata acquiring unit acquires information on a peak luminance of the image data and information on a target luminance indicating a luminance value of a main or target object of the image data as the metadata, and

when the peak luminance of the image data is larger than a peak luminance of the display, the dynamic range converter compresses the peak luminance of the image data up to the peak luminance of the display and compresses a luminance value between the peak luminance of the image data and the target luminance while maintaining the luminance value equal to or lower than the target luminance.

9. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a combiner that combines the graphics image processed by the processor with the image data; and

a dynamic range converter that adjusts a dynamic range of luminance of the image data combined with the graphics image so as to match a display that displays the image data,

wherein

the metadata acquiring unit acquires information on a peak luminance of the image data, information on the Diffuse White luminance indicating the luminance value of white serving as the reference of the image data, and information on a target luminance indicating a luminance value of a main or target object of the image data the metadata, and

when the Diffuse White luminance is larger than a peak luminance of the display, the dynamic range converter compresses the peak luminance of the image data up to the peak luminance of the display and compresses a luminance value between the peak luminance of the image data and the target luminance while maintaining the luminance value equal to or lower than the peak luminance.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2015
From: AIBA, MASAYUKI; ETO, HIROAKI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036517/0637 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-185588 · Sep 11, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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