IP Library Granted Patent US 11,206,355
Granted Patent B2
US 11,206,355 · App. 16/642,548 · Granted Dec 21, 2021

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program

Inventors: Hitoshi Mitani (Kanagawa, JP); Masafumi Wakazono (Tokyo, JP); Tomoki Numata (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
H04N5/23296G06T5/002H04N5/23229H04N5/232123
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Patent No.
US 11,206,355
App. No.
16/642,548
Granted
Dec 21, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image processing apparatus adjusts a band of a filter that extracts a high-frequency component from frequency characteristics of an image according to a change in imaging setting.

Claims (49)

1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:

a filter configured to extract a high-frequency component from frequency characteristics of an image, wherein a band of the filter is adjusted according to a change in an imaging setting,

the imaging setting is zoom magnification, and

in a case where the zoom is digital zoom, the band of the filter that extracts the high-frequency component from the frequency characteristics of the image is adjusted as a peaking setting.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein

digital zoom and optical zoom are distinguished in a case of adjustment of the band of the filter according to the zoom magnification.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein

reaction sensitivity with respect to the frequency characteristics of the image is adjusted as the peaking setting in a case where the zoom is optical zoom.

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

the reaction sensitivity is increased in a case where magnification of the optical zoom is increased.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein

in a case where the magnification of the digital zoom is increased, the band of the filter is shifted to a low frequency side.

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

the imaging setting is a setting that affects noise in the image.

7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein

the setting that affects the noise is ISO sensitivity, and reaction sensitivity with respect to the frequency characteristics of the image is adjusted as the peaking setting.

8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the reaction sensitivity is reduced in a case where the ISO sensitivity is increased.

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

the imaging setting is image resolution, and, as the peaking setting, reaction sensitivity with respect to the frequency characteristics of the image and the band of the filter that extracts the high-frequency component from the frequency characteristics of the image are adjusted.

10. The image processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein

in a case where the resolution is reduced, the band of the filter is shifted to a low frequency side.

11. The image processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein

in a case where the resolution is reduced, the reaction sensitivity is reduced.

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

the peaking setting is adjusted with reference to a table storing the peaking setting associated with each of a plurality of parameters of the imaging setting.

13. The image processing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein

in a case where the imaging setting changes to the parameter not stored in the table, the peaking setting corresponding to the parameter not stored in the table is calculated by interpolation calculation using the peaking setting stored in the table.

14. The image processing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein

in a case where a plurality of the imaging settings is changed, the peaking setting is adjusted with reference to the table storing the peaking setting associated with a combination of the plurality of the imaging settings.

15. An image processing apparatus, comprising:

a filter configured to extract a high-frequency component from frequency characteristics of an image, wherein a band of the filter is adjusted according to a change in an imaging setting,

a peaking setting is adjusted with reference to a table storing the peaking setting associated with each of a plurality of parameters of the imaging setting, and

the plurality of parameters includes image resolution, optical zoom magnification, digital zoom magnification, and an amount of noise in the image.

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

before conversion of resolution of an image subjected to peaking processing to display resolution, processing of thickening a marker for the peaking processing is performed.

17. An image processing method comprising:

adjusting a band of a filter that extracts a high-frequency component from frequency characteristics of an image according to a change in an imaging setting, wherein the image setting is zoom magnification; and

in a case where the zoom is digital zoom, the band of the filter that extracts the high-frequency component from the frequency characteristics of the image is adjusted as a peaking setting.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program code for performing image processing, the program code being executable by a processor to perform operations comprising:

adjusting a band of a filter that extracts a high-frequency component from frequency characteristics of an image according to a change in an imaging setting, wherein the image setting is zoom magnification; and

in a case where the zoom is digital zoom, the band of the filter that extracts the high-frequency component from the frequency characteristics of the image is adjusted as a peaking setting.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 18 , wherein

reaction sensitivity with respect to the frequency characteristics of the image is adjusted as the peaking setting in a case where the zoom is optical zoom.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 19 , wherein

the reaction sensitivity is increased in a case where magnification of the optical zoom is increased.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 21, 2021
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057881/0650 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2020
From: MITANI, HITOSHI; WAKAZONO, MASAFUMI; NUMATA, TOMOKI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052247/0234 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-173255 · Sep 8, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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