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Image pickup device for generating a corrected luminance signal

Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1993-12-22
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Granted: 1996-08-20
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Expires: 2013-12-22
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Abstract

Abstract In an image pickup device for generating a corrected luminance signal by subtracting two color difference signals as correction signals from a luminance signal, a correction signal is generated by base-clipping at least one of the two color difference signals.

Inventors

  • 👤 Teruo Hieda
  • 👤 Makoto Shimokoriyama

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 15:04
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/14; H04N5/20; H04N23/00; H04N23/80; H04N23/84; H04N23/843; H04N25/00; H04N25/10; H04N25/11; H04N25/13; H04N25/135; H04N25/136; H04N9/00; H04N9/77; H04N5/205; H04N5/208

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 64 words
An image pickup device for generating a corrected luminance signal by subtracting two color difference signals, as correction signals, from a luminance signal, comprising: means for generating a correction signal by base-clipping at least one of the two color difference signals without eliminating an entire negative portion thereof; and correction operating means for correcting the luminance signal on the basis of the correction signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 64 words
An image pickup device for generating a corrected luminance signal by subtracting two color difference signals, as correction signals, from a luminance signal, comprising: means for generating a correction signal by base-clipping at least one of the two color difference signals without eliminating an entire negative portion thereof; and correction operating means for correcting the luminance signal on the basis of the correction signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 23 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the correction signal is used as a correction signal after being passed through a coefficient unit.

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