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20080247662 | Image Processing Device - An image processing device includes: a first smoothing unit calculating, regarding multiple positions along a first direction in a neighbor region of a predetermined pixel of interest in an input image, a first-stage smoothing value wherein pixel values have been smoothed along a second direction differing from the first, for a first channel; a second smoothing unit calculating, regarding multiple positions along the first direction in the neighbor region, a first-stage smoothing value wherein pixel values have been smoothed along the second direction, for a second channel; an intensity estimating unit estimating the intensity of the first-stage smoothing value of the second channel, based on the first-stage smoothing values of the first and second channels; and a third smoothing unit calculating a second-stage smoothing value for the second channel, the first-stage smoothing value of the second channel intensity-estimated by the intensity estimating unit having been smoothed along the first direction. | 10-09-2008 |
20080247671 | Image Processing Device - An image processing device includes: an interpolation unit configured to perform interpolation along each of a plurality of directions in a neighbor region of a predetermined pixel of interest in an input image, and generate interpolation values for each; a chroma signal alias intensity calculating unit configured to calculate alias intensities of chroma signals from interpolation values of each of the plurality of directions from the interpolation unit; and a direction evaluation unit configured to generate evaluation values corresponding to each of the plurality of directions, based on the alias intensity of each of the chroma signals of the plurality of directions from the chroma signal alias intensity calculating unit. | 10-09-2008 |
20120182452 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing device includes a texture direction determining unit that determines a texture direction of an image, a defective pixel detecting unit that calculates a pixel value average for each of pixel groups including a plurality of pixels, and detects a defective pixel position on the basis of difference information of the pixel value average according to an arrangement direction of the pixel groups, and a correction unit that corrects, as a correction target, a pixel value at the defective pixel position detected on the basis of the difference information in the same pixel group arrangement direction as the texture direction determined by the texture direction determining unit. | 07-19-2012 |
20120250994 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - Disclosed is an image processing device which is provided with a determination section which determines texture direction in a vicinity region based on the vicinity region which includes a target pixel in the image and a detection section which detects whether or not the target pixel is a defective pixel based on a plurality of pixels including the target pixel which are lined up in the texture direction in the image. | 10-04-2012 |
20130272605 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an image processing device including a data conversion processing unit that receives an input of an RGBW array image and generates an RGB array image as an output image. The data conversion processing unit includes a pixel interpolation unit that calculates interpolated pixel values corresponding to an array of the RGB array image by performing a pixel interpolation process on the RGBW array image, a purple fringe detection unit that detects whether each pixel is a purple fringe pixel by analyzing the RGBW array image, a corrected value calculation unit that calculates corrected pixel values by correcting pixel values of the purple fringe pixels, and a blend processing unit that calculates constituent pixel values RGB of the output image by performing a blend process of blending the interpolated pixel values calculated by the pixel interpolation unit with the corrected pixel values calculated by the corrected value calculation unit. | 10-17-2013 |
20140184860 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR DETECTING AND CORRECTING DEFECTIVE PIXEL IN IMAGE - An image processing device includes a texture direction determining unit that determines a texture direction of an image, a defective pixel detecting unit that calculates a pixel value average for each of pixel groups including a plurality of pixels, and detects a defective pixel position on the basis of difference information of the pixel value average according to an arrangement direction of the pixel groups, and a correction unit that corrects, as a correction target, a pixel value at the defective pixel position detected on the basis of the difference information in the same pixel group arrangement direction as the texture direction determined by the texture direction determining unit. | 07-03-2014 |
20150070562 | GENERALIZED ASSORTED PIXEL CAMERA SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Generalized assorted pixel camera systems and methods are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, the generalized assorted pixel camera systems include a color filter array, where the color filter array includes a plurality of primary filters and a plurality of secondary filters. Each filter has a particular spectral response and each filter is formed on a corresponding pixel of a plurality of pixels. Each of the plurality of primary filters and the plurality of secondary filters enhances an attribute of image quality and the information obtained using the plurality of primary filters and the plurality of secondary filters is used to balance spectral resolution, dynamic range, and spatial resolution for generating an image of a plurality of image types. | 03-12-2015 |
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20110038379 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication apparatus in a second network, connected to a relay apparatus configured to relay a packet from a first network to the second network according to destination information of the packet from the first network, includes a receiving unit configured to receive identification information set to the communication apparatus, a processing unit configured to perform processing for enabling data provision to the first network, and a transmission unit configured to transmit to the relay apparatus, before data provision to the first network is enabled by the processing unit, a deletion request for deleting a destination information setting for relaying the packet from the first network to a destination specified by the received identification information. | 02-17-2011 |
20110295962 | SERVICE DISCLOSURE DEVICE, SERVICE DISCLOSURE METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A service disclosure device receives a search message transmitted from a service using device, and if the ID of the service using device is stored in a memory, transmits a response message indicating a service to be disclosed to the service using device. The service disclosure device displays information about the service using device on a display, and if a permission to disclose the service to the service using device is input, registers the ID of the service using device in the memory. After a response limit to the search message has expired, the service disclosure device transmits a notification message indicating the service to be disclosed to the service using device. | 12-01-2011 |
20140012894 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR SELECTING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - An information processing system for instructing a first device associated with a first user and any one of a plurality of devices associated with a second user to execute a predetermined service includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire the association between the first and second user and a selection unit configured to select from the plurality of devices a device for executing a service, based on the association between the first and second user. | 01-09-2014 |
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20090177879 | SECURITY COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND SECURITY COMMUNICATION METHOD - A negotiation unit, of a logical network control apparatus connected to a LAN, judges settings of processing to be performed on communication data by a network connection apparatus, from properties of an application to be used in communication, and decides parameters to be used for a VPN connection. The VPN connection is performed using the determined parameters. | 07-09-2009 |
20090185572 | RELAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NOTIFYING INFORMATION - A relay apparatus connected to a first network and configured to construct a connection between the first network and another network so that a communication packet can be transmitted between the first network and the another network includes a relay unit configured to relay communication data received from a communication apparatus on the first network to a communication apparatus on the another network via the connection, an acquisition unit configured to acquire information corresponding to a data length of a communication packet that can be transmitted via the connection without being divided according to a change of connection status of the another network, and a notification unit configured to notify the information acquired by the acquisition unit to the communication apparatus on the first network. | 07-23-2009 |
20090254679 | CONNECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIMITING SIGNAL TRANSFER - A connection apparatus that is connected to a first network obtains function information from an apparatus that exists in the first network, and limits signal transfer between the first network and a second network in accordance with destination information included in the obtained function information. | 10-08-2009 |
20100177894 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - When a communication apparatus transmits data to another communication apparatus, a network connected to the communication apparatus and a network connected to the other communication apparatus are searched for. It is determined, in accordance with a communication channel decided based on the search result, whether to execute encryption of the data to be transmitted. If it is determined to execute the encryption, the data is transmitted after encrypting at least part of it. | 07-15-2010 |
20100205312 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, SERVICE PROVIDING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus that provides a proxy for a service that a service providing apparatus provides to a control apparatus, the information processing apparatus includes: a first communications unit adapted to connect to a first communications path; a second communications unit adapted to connect to a second communications path; a first determination unit adapted to determine whether or not the providing apparatus exists via the first communications unit; a second determination unit adapted to determine whether or not the providing apparatus exists via the second communications unit; a connection unit adapted to connect to the providing apparatus via the second communications unit; and a proxy unit adapted to connect to the control apparatus via the first communications unit, and provide a proxy for a service between the providing apparatus and the control apparatus. | 08-12-2010 |
20140372587 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DATA TRANSMISSION VIA NETWORK, AND METHOD FOR SELECTING DATA DESTINATION - A control apparatus for controlling data transmission via a network, comprising: a reception unit configured to receive, via the network, a result of detection by a sensor for detecting a state of a device; a management unit configured to manage results of detection by a plurality of sensors for detecting states of a plurality of devices corresponding to a common identification; and a selection unit configured to select, from the plurality of devices, a device which is a destination of data whose destination is the identification, based on the results of detection managed by the management unit. | 12-18-2014 |
20150229627 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus comprises an obtainment unit configured to obtain authentication information from each of a first other communication apparatus and a second other communication apparatus; an authentication unit configured to, based on the authentication information obtained by the obtainment unit, perform authentication processing; and a provision unit configured to provide, based on a result of the authentication processing, information of a third other communication apparatus associated with the first other communication apparatus to a fourth other communication apparatus associated with the second other communication apparatus. | 08-13-2015 |