US6560374B1
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Image processing apparatus
Assignee: Fujifilm Corp
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Filing: 1999-06-11
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Granted: 2003-05-06
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Expires: 2019-06-11
Abstract
Abstract An image data processing portion is configured to include a peripheral light amount correcting portion, a soft-finished image forming portion, a combining portion and an adding ratio setting portion. On the basis of fine scan data that has been subjected to various types of adjustments and corrections by the peripheral light amount correcting portion and the like, soft-finished image data is generated in the soft-finished image forming portion. In the adding ratio setting portion, an adding ratio for the time when fine scan data and soft-finished image data are combined with each other is set in accordance with desired soft-focus intensity. In the combining portion, fine scan data and soft-finished image data are combined with each other at the adding ratio that has been set. A soft-focus image based on image data for output, which has been thus processed and outputted, is outputted with the desired soft-focus intensity.
Inventors
- 👤 Jun Enomoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:53
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T5/00; G06T5/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
An image processing apparatus, comprising: soft-finished image data generating means for generating soft-finished image data representing a soft-finished image in which sharpness of an original image represented by said original image data is reduced, on the basis of original image data; ratio setting means for setting a ratio representing the weight of soft-finished image data in relationship with said original image data for the time when said soft-finished image data that is generated by said soft-finished image data generating means and said original image data are combined with each other; and image data combining means for, on the basis of the ratio set by said ratio setting means, combining said soft-finished image data with said original image data so as to generate image data for output.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
An image processing apparatus, comprising: soft-finished image data generating means for generating soft-finished image data representing a soft-finished image in which sharpness of an original image represented by said original image data is reduced, on the basis of original image data; ratio setting means for setting a ratio representing the weight of soft-finished image data in relationship with said original image data for the time when said soft-finished image data that is generated by said soft-finished image data generating means and said original image data are combined with each other; and image data combining means for, on the basis of the ratio set by said ratio setting means, combining said soft-finished image data with said original image data so as to generate image data for output.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising soft-finish-degree changing means for changing a degree of soft-finish of said soft-finished image data generated by said soft-finished image data generating means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
111 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: face region extracting means for, on the basis of said original image data, extracting a region which corresponds to a face of a person in said original image; and determining means for determining the size of the region which corresponds to the face and which is extracted by said face region extracting means, wherein, on the basis of the size of the region corresponding to the face which size is determined by said determining means, said ratio setting means sets the ratio for the time when said soft-finished image data and said original image data are combined with each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
111 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising: face region extracting means for, on the basis of said original image data, extracting a region which corresponds to a face of a person in said original image; and determining means for determining the size of the region which corresponds to the face and which is extracted by said face region extracting means, wherein, on the basis of the size of the region corresponding to the face which size is determined by said determining means, said ratio setting means sets the ratio for the time when said soft-finished image data and said original image data are combined with each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
90 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: outputting means for outputting an image based on the image data for output that is generated by said image data combining means; and ratio inputting means for inputting correction instructing information that gives an instruction to correct the ratio set by said ratio setting means, wherein, when the correction instructing information that gives an instruction to correct the ratio is inputted via said ratio inputting means, said ratio setting means corrects the ratio in accordance with the inputted information.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
90 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising: outputting means for outputting an image based on the image data for output that is generated by said image data combining means; and ratio inputting means for inputting correction instructing information that gives an instruction to correct the ratio set by said ratio setting means, wherein, when the correction instructing information that gives an instruction to correct the ratio is inputted via said ratio inputting means, said ratio setting means corrects the ratio in accordance with the inputted information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
90 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising: outputting means for outputting an image based on the image data for output that is generated by said image data combining means; and ratio inputting means for inputting correction instructing information that gives an instruction to correct the ratio set by said ratio setting means, wherein, when the correction instructing information that gives an instruction to correct the ratio is inputted via said ratio inputting means, said ratio setting means corrects the ratio in accordance with the inputted information.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
70 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein said outputting means is a monitor for displaying the image based on said image data for output, and an image that has been corrected in accordance with the correction instructing information inputted by said ratio inputting means or information representing a changed degree of soft-finish that has been changed by said soft-finish-degree changing means is successively displayed on the monitor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
71 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein said outputting means is a monitor for displaying the image based on said image data for output, and an image that has been corrected in accordance with the correction instructing information inputted by said ratio inputting means or information representing a changed degree of soft-finish that has been changed by said soft-finish degree changing means is successively displayed on the monitor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein said ratio inputting means substantially specifies a size of a face of a person in the image displayed on said monitor so that a ratio or a degree of soft-finish of said soft-finished image data that is appropriate for the substantially specified face size is set.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
56 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein said ratio inputting means substantially specifies a size of a face of a person in the image displayed on the monitor so that a ratio or a degree of soft-finish of said soft-finished image data that is appropriate for the substantially specified face size is set.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
85 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein an image is displayed on said monitor on the basis of low resolution image data that is prepared from said image data for output, and at least one of the ratio and the degree of soft-finish of said soft-finished image data is reset in such a manner that a result of display of the image based on the low resolution data is equivalent to a degree of soft-focus of an image that is actually outputted.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
85 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein an image is displayed on said monitor on the basis of low resolution image data that is prepared from said image data for output, and at least one of the ratio and the degree of soft-finish of said soft-finished image data is reset in such a manner that a result of display of the image based on the low resolution data is equivalent to a degree of soft-focus of an image that is actually outputted.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
122 words
An image processing apparatus, comprising: soft-finished image data generating means for generating soft-finished image data representing a soft-finished image in which sharpness of an original image represented by said original image data is reduced in accordance with a degree of soft-finish that is set in advance, on the basis of original image data; soft-finish-degree setting means for setting, with respect to the original image, a degree of soft-finish of the soft-finished image represented by said soft-finished image data, which is generated by said soft-finished image data generating means; and image data combining means for combining said soft-finished image data that is generated by said soft-finished image data generating means with said original image data so as to generate image data for output.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
122 words
An image processing apparatus, comprising: soft-finished image data generating means for generating soft-finished image data representing a soft-finished image in which sharpness of an original image represented by said original image data is reduced in accordance with a degree of soft-finish that is set in advance, on the basis of original image data; soft-finish-degree setting means for setting, with respect to the original image, a degree of soft-finish of the soft-finished image represented by said soft-finished image data, which is generated by said soft-finished image data generating means; and image data combining means for combining said soft-finished image data that is generated by said soft-finished image data generating means with said original image data so as to generate image data for output.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
111 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 14 , further comprising: face region extracting means for, on the basis of said original image data, extracting a region which corresponds to a face of a person in said original image; and determining means for determining the size of the region which corresponds to the face and which is extracted by said face region extracting means, wherein, on the basis of the size of the region corresponding to the face which size is determined by said determining means, said soft-finish-degree setting means sets, with respect to the original image, the degree of soft-finish of the soft-finished image represented by said soft-finished image data.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
92 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 14 , further comprising: outputting means for outputting an image based on the image data for output that is generated by said image data combining means; and soft-finish-degree inputting means for inputting information that gives an instruction to correct the degree of soft-finish set by said soft-finish-degree setting means, wherein, when the information that gives the instruction to correct the degree of soft-finish is inputted via said soft-finish-degree inputting means, said soft-finish-degree setting means corrects the degree of soft-finish in accordance with the inputted information.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
92 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 15 , further comprising: outputting means for outputting an image based on the image data for output that is generated by said image data combining means; and soft-finish-degree inputting means for inputting information that gives an instruction to correct the degree of soft-finish set by said soft-finish-degree setting means, wherein, when the information that gives the instruction to correct the degree of soft-finish is inputted via said soft-finish-degree inputting means, said soft-finish-degree setting means corrects the degree of soft-finish in accordance with the inputted information.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
56 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said image data combining means forms soft-finished images of respective colors of R, G, and B of the original image, and carries out a combining operation on each of the respective soft-finished images of the respective colors of R, G, and B of the original image.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
56 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein said image data combining means forms soft-finished images of respective colors of R, G, and B of the original image, and carries out a combining operation on each of the respective soft-finished images of the respective colors of R, G, and B of the original image.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
47 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said image data combining means forms a soft-finished image corresponding to a Y signal, and combines the soft-finished image corresponding to the Y signal with each of R, G, and B colors of the original image, respectively.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
47 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein said image data combining means forms a soft-finished image corresponding to a Y signal, and combines the soft-finished image corresponding to the Y signal with each of R, G, and B colors of the original image, respectively.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
164 words
An image processing apparatus, comprising: an image data processor having a soft-finished image data generating portion, a ratio setting portion and an image data combining portion; the soft-finished image data generating portion provided with a filter for generating soft-finished image data representing a soft-finished image in which sharpness of an original image represented by said original image data is reduced, on the basis of original image data; the ratio setting portion provided with a calculating processor for setting a ratio representing the weight of soft-finished image data in relationship with the original image data for the time when the soft-finished image data that is generated by the soft-finished image data generating portion and the original image data are combined with each other; and the image data combining portion, connected to the ratio setting portion, for combining the soft-finished image data and original image data on the basis of the ratio set by the ratio setting portion so as to generate image data for output.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
164 words
An image processing apparatus, comprising: an image data processor having a soft-finished image data generating portion, a ratio setting portion and an image data combining portion; the soft-finished image data generating portion provided with a filter for generating soft-finished image data representing a soft-finished image in which sharpness of an original image represented by said original image data is reduced, on the basis of original image data; the ratio setting portion provided with a calculating processor for setting a ratio representing the weight of soft-finished image data in relationship with the original image data for the time when the soft-finished image data that is generated by the soft-finished image data generating portion and the original image data are combined with each other; and the image data combining portion, connected to the ratio setting portion, for combining the soft-finished image data and original image data on the basis of the ratio set by the ratio setting portion so as to generate image data for output.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
122 words
An image processing apparatus, comprising: soft-finished image data generating processor for generating soft-finished image data representing a soft-finished image in which sharpness of an original image represented by the original image data is reduced in accordance with a degree of soft-finish that is set in advance, on the basis of original image data; soft-finish-degree setting processor for setting, with respect to the original image, a degree of soft-finish of the soft-finished image represented by the soft-finished image data, which is generated by the soft-finished image data generating processor; and image data combining processor for combining said soft-finished image data that is generated by the soft-finished image data generating processor with the original image data so as to generate image data for output.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
122 words
An image processing apparatus, comprising: soft-finished image data generating processor for generating soft-finished image data representing a soft-finished image in which sharpness of an original image represented by the original image data is reduced in accordance with a degree of soft-finish that is set in advance, on the basis of original image data; soft-finish-degree setting processor for setting, with respect to the original image, a degree of soft-finish of the soft-finished image represented by the soft-finished image data, which is generated by the soft-finished image data generating processor; and image data combining processor for combining said soft-finished image data that is generated by the soft-finished image data generating processor with the original image data so as to generate image data for output.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
96 words
An image processing method, comprising: generating soft-finished image data representing a soft-finished image in which sharpness of an original image represented by the original image data is reduced, on the basis of original image data; setting a ratio representing the weight of soft-finished image data in relationship with the original image data for the time when the generated soft-finished image data and the original image data are combined with each other; and combining the soft-finished image data and original image data on the basis of the ratio set so as to generate image data for output.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
96 words
An image processing method, comprising: generating soft-finished image data representing a soft-finished image in which sharpness of an original image represented by the original image data is reduced, on the basis of original image data; setting a ratio representing the weight of soft-finished image data in relationship with the original image data for the time when the generated soft-finished image data and the original image data are combined with each other; and combining the soft-finished image data and original image data on the basis of the ratio set so as to generate image data for output.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
87 words
An image processing method, comprising: generating soft-finished image data representing a soft-finished image in which sharpness of an original image represented by the original image data is reduced in accordance with a degree of soft-finish that is set in advance, on the basis of original image data; setting, with respect to the original image, a degree of soft-finish of the soft-finished image represented by the soft-finished image data; and combining said soft-finished image data with the original image data so as to generate image data for output.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
87 words
An image processing method, comprising: generating soft-finished image data representing a soft-finished image in which sharpness of an original image represented by the original image data is reduced in accordance with a degree of soft-finish that is set in advance, on the basis of original image data; setting, with respect to the original image, a degree of soft-finish of the soft-finished image represented by the soft-finished image data; and combining said soft-finished image data with the original image data so as to generate image data for output.
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