Electronic device, method, and computer program product
View Patent ↗According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to: receive first image data for displaying a first image that comprises a plurality of regions, modify a first region of the first image by adding at least a high-frequency component based on second image data, the first region of the first image including fewer noise components than a first threshold, and output third image data for displaying the first image that comprises the plurality of regions and the modified first region.
1. An electronic device comprising:
circuitry configured to:
receive first image data for displaying a first image that comprises a plurality of regions,
modify a first region of the first image by adding at least a high-frequency component based on second image data, the first region of the first image including fewer noise components than a first threshold, and
output third image data for displaying the first image that comprises the plurality of regions and the modified first region, wherein
the first image data is a video image, and
the second image data comprises at least a high-frequency component to be added to a part of the first image corresponding to the first region at a specific time when the first image data is generated based at least in part on
(1) noise components including at least partial randomness, and
(2) an edge component included in another region within a threshold distance of the first region of the first image at the specific time or within a threshold time period of the specific time.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
the edge component is included in the first region or the other region within the threshold distance of the first region of the first image at the specific time or within the threshold time period of the specific time, and
the edge component is generated by image processing multiple times.
3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a receiver configured to receive information for generating the second image data from an external device, wherein
the circuitry is further configured to generate the second image data based on the information.
4. A method comprising:
receiving first image data for displaying a first image that comprises a plurality of regions;
modifying a first region of the first image by adding at least a high-frequency component based on second image data, the first region of the first image including fewer noise components than a first threshold; and
outputting third image data for displaying the first image that comprises the plurality of regions and the modified first region, wherein
the first image data is a video image, and
the second image data comprises at least a high-frequency component to be added to a part of the first image corresponding to the first region at a specific time when the first image data is generated based at least in part on
(1) noise components including at least partial randomness, and
(2) an edge component included in another region within a threshold distance of the first region of the first image at the specific time or within a threshold time period of the specific time.
5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein
the edge component is included in the first region or the other region within the threshold distance of the first region of the first image at the specific time or within the threshold time period of the specific time, and
the edge component is generated by image processing multiple times.
6. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:
receiving information for generating the second image data from an external device, wherein
the second image data is generated based on the information.
7. A computer program product comprising programmed instructions embodied in and stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to at least perform:
receiving first image data for displaying a first image that comprises a plurality of regions;
modifying a first region of the first image by adding at least a high-frequency component based on second image data, the first region of the first image including fewer noise components than a first threshold; and
outputting third image data for displaying the first image that comprises the plurality of regions and the modified first region, wherein
the first image data is a video image, and
the second image data comprises at least a high-frequency component to be added to a part of the first image corresponding to the first region at a specific time when the first image data is generated based at least in part on
(1) noise components including at least partial randomness, and
(2) an edge component contained in another region within a threshold distance of the first region of the first image at the specific time or within a threshold time period of the first time.
8. The computer program product according to claim 7 , wherein
the edge component is included in the first region or the other region within the threshold distance of the first region of the first image at the specific time or within the threshold time period of the specific time, and
the edge component is generated by image processing multiple times.
9. The computer program product according to claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the computer, further causes the computer to perform:
receiving information for generating the second image data from an external device, wherein
the second image data is generated based on the information.