IMAGE PROCESSOR COMPRISING LOCAL COLOR PROCESSING CIRCUITS AND ASSOCIATED IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR ADJUSTING BLUE LIGHT STRENGTH OF IMAGE

• US 20160381253A1
• Filed: 06/07/2016
• Published: 12/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
• Original Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
• Inventors: Wang, Shao-Yang, Lin, Yu-Ju, Chen, Ying-Jui, Li, Keh-Tsong, Wu, Shang-Hsiu, Chang, Te-Hao
• Application Number:
  US15/176,133
• Publication Number:
  US 20160381253A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0242 Compensation of deficiencies in the appearance of colours
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0271 Adjustment of the gradation levels within the range of the gradation scale, e.g. by redistribution or clipping
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0666 for control of colour parameters, e.g. colour temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/02 characterised by the way in which colour is displayed details of colour display specific for CRTs G09G1/28; specific for flat matrix panels other than liquid crystal displays G09G3/2003; specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/6027 Correction or control of colour gradation or colour contrast H04N1/6058 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/6088 by viewing conditions, i.e. conditions at picture output
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/62 Retouching, i.e. modification of isolated colours only or in isolated picture areas only

Abstract

An image processing method performed by an image processor includes: receiving an image, wherein the image comprises a plurality of pixels having different strengths of at least one color; unevenly adjusting the strengths of the at least one color of specific pixels to generate a processed image.

Claims

1. An image processing method performed by an image processor, comprising

receiving an image, wherein the image comprises a plurality of pixels having different strengths of at least one color;

unevenly adjusting the strengths of the at least one color of specific pixels to generate a processed image.

2. The image processing method of claim 1, wherein the at least one color is blue.

3. The image processing method of claim 1, further comprising:

referring to ambient information for unevenly adjusting the strengths of the at least one color of the specific pixels.

4. The image processing method of claim 2, wherein the step of unevenly adjusting the strengths of the at least one color of specific pixels to generate the processed image comprises:

performing a local color processing operation upon the specific pixels of the image to unevenly adjust the strengths of the at least one color of specific pixels.

5. The image processing method of claim 4, wherein the step of performing the local color processing operation upon the specific pixels of the image comprises:

performing the local color processing operation upon the specific pixels of the image to lower a strength of blue color of the specific pixels.

6. The image processing method of claim 4, wherein the step of performing the local color processing operation upon the specific pixels of the image comprises:

performing the local color processing operation upon the specific pixels of the image to shift/change colors of the specific pixels.

7. The image processing method of claim 1, further comprising:

adjusting values of a group of pixels of the image having at least one color range, wherein the at least one color range is skin/complexion.

8. The image processing method of claim 7, wherein the step of adjusting the values of the group of pixels comprises:

performing the local color processing operation upon the group of pixels of the image to reduce a red component of the group of pixels.

9. The image processing method of claim 1, further comprising:

adjusting values of a group of pixels of the image having at least one color range, wherein the at least one color range is sky color or grass color.

10. The image processing method of claim 9, wherein the step of adjusting the values of the group of pixels comprises:

performing the local color processing operation upon the group of pixels of the image to enhance the sky color or the grass color of the group of pixels.

11. The image processing method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing a local color processing operation upon the specific pixels of the image to unevenly adjust the strengths of the at least one color of specific pixels; and

performing a global color processing operation upon the image to adjust colors of the entire image.

12. The image processing method of claim 11, wherein the step of performing the global color processing operation upon the image to adjust colors of the entire original image comprises:

using a gamma table to adjust a gamma value of the image, or using a color matrix to adjust a color temperature of the image to perform the global color processing operation upon the image.

13. The image processing method of claim 1, wherein the image processor is positioned in an electronic device having a display, and the image processing method further comprises:

referring to a timing recorded in the electronic device to determine an adjusting level; and

using the adjusting level to adjust colors of the specific pixels.

14. The image processing method of claim 13, wherein the step of using the adjusting level to adjust colors of the specific pixels comprises:

reducing the strengths of blue color of the specific pixels, wherein the longer the using time of the electronic device, the greater the blue color reduction level.

15. The image processing method of claim 13, wherein the step of using the adjusting level to adjust colors of the specific pixels comprises:

using a first adjust level to reduce the strengths of blue color of the specific pixels when it is in the morning; and

using a second adjust level to reduce the strengths of blue color of the specific pixels when it is in the evening;

wherein the first adjust level is weaker than the second adjust level.

16. An image processing method performed by an image processor, comprising

performing a global color processing operation upon an image to adjust colors of the entire image;

and

performing a local color processing operation upon specific pixels of the image to adjust colors of the specific pixels, wherein the specific pixels have at least one color or at least one color range.

17. The image processing method of claim 16, wherein the at least one color is blue, and the step of performing the local color processing operation upon the specific pixels to adjust the colors of the specific pixels comprises:

performing the local color processing operation upon the specific pixels to lower a strength of blue color of the specific pixels or to shift/change colors of the specific pixels .

18. The image processing method of claim 16, wherein the at least one color range is skin/complexion, and the step of performing the local color processing operation upon the specific pixels to adjust the colors of the specific pixels comprises:

performing the local color processing operation upon the specific pixels of the image to reduce a red component of the specific pixels.

19. An image processor, comprising:

a global color processing circuit, for performing a global color processing operation upon an image to adjust colors of the entire image; and

a local color processing circuit, for performing a local color processing operation upon specific pixels of the image to adjust colors of the specific pixels, wherein the specific pixels have at least one color or at least one color range.

20. The image processor of claim 19, wherein the at least one color is blue, and the local color processing circuit performs the local color processing operation upon the specific pixels to lower a strength of blue color of the specific pixels or to shift/change colors of the specific pixels .