Image processing apparatus for displaying image on display unit and control method thereof

• US 8,780,107 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2011
• Issued: 07/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Shindo, Yuki, Inamura, Kohei
• Primary Examiner(s): Czekaj, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): KALAPODAS, DRAMOS
• Application Number:
  US13/155,888
• Publication Number:
  US 20110316849A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,133 Days
• Field of Search: 345/42, 345/672, 345/694, 345/712, 345/254, 345/450, 345/554, 345/46, 345/51, 345/54, 345/222.1, 345/223.1, 345/419, 345/618, 345/102, 348/618, 348/624, 348/42, 348/672, 348/694, 348/712, 382/154, 382/168, 382/282, 382/173, 382/169, 382/106, 382/103, 382/107
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/00 Pattern recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/00 3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10021 Stereoscopic video; Stereoscopic image sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 5/40 using histogram techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 5/92 based on global image properties
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/624 Red-eye correction control of camera based on recognised facial parts H04N23/611
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/133 Equalising the characteristics of different image components, e.g. their average brightness or colour balance
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/202 Gamma control circuits for controlling camera response irrespective of the scene brightness H04N23/82

Abstract

A frequency of each gradation in an image for the left eye histogram is compared with a frequency of each gradation in an image for the right eye histogram. An integration histogram is generated using at least a larger one of the frequency of each gradation in the image for the left eye histogram and the frequency of each gradation in the image for the right eye histogram. A gradation correction parameter is set based on the generated integration histogram. The gradations of the image for the left eye and the image for the right eye are corrected using the gradation correction parameter.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

an obtaining unit configured to obtain a histogram of the image for the left eye and a histogram of the image for the right eye;

a determination unit configured to compare a frequency of each gradation range of the histogram of the image for the left eye with a frequency of each gradation range of the histogram of the image for the right eye and determine which frequency is larger in each gradation range;

a generation unit configured to generate a histogram using at least a larger one of the frequency of each gradation range in the histogram of the image for the left eye and the frequency of each gradation range of the histogram of the image for the right eye based on a result determined by the determination unit;

a setting unit configured to set a gradation correction parameter based on the generated histogram;

a correction unit configured to correct the gradations of both the image for the left eye and the image for the right eye using the gradation correction parameter set by the setting unit;

wherein the generation unit generates the generated histogram without using a smaller one of the frequency of each gradation range of the histogram of the image for the left eye and the frequency of each gradation range of the histogram of the image for the right eye based on the result determined by the determination unit; and

an output unit configured to output the image for the left eye and the image for the right eye each corrected by the correction unit.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, if a difference between the frequency of each gradation range in the histogram of the image for the left eye and the frequency of each gradation range in the histogram of the image for the right eye is equal to a predetermined value or more, the generation unit sets a larger one of the frequency of the gradation range in the histogram of the image for the left eye and the frequency of the gradation range in the histogram of the image for the right eye as the frequency of the gradation range in the generated histogram.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, if the difference between the frequency of each gradation range in the histogram of the image for the left eye and the frequency of each gradation range in the histogram of the image for the right eye is less than the predetermined value, the generation unit sets an average value of the frequency of the gradation range in the histogram of the image for the left eye and the frequency of the gradation range in the histogram of the image for the right eye as the frequency of the gradation range in the generated histogram.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the histogram generated by the generation unit is a histogram on a luminance value or a histogram on a color value.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the histogram obtained by the obtaining unit is a histogram on a luminance value or a histogram on a color value.

5. A method for controlling an image processing apparatus, the method comprising:

obtaining a histogram of the image for the left eye and a histogram of the image for the right eye;

comparing a frequency of each gradation range of the histogram of the image for the left eye with a frequency of each gradation range of the histogram of the image for the right eye and determine which frequency is larger in each gradation range;

generating a histogram using at least a larger one of the frequency of each gradation range in the histogram of the image for the left eye and the frequency of each gradation range of the histogram of the image for the right eye;

setting a gradation correction parameter based on the generated histogram;

correcting the gradations of both the image for the left eye and the image for the right eye using the set gradation correction parameter;

wherein the generation unit generates the generated histogram without using a smaller one of the frequency of each gradation range of the histogram of the image for the left eye and the frequency of each gradation range of the histogram of the image for the right eye based on the result determined by the determination unit; and

outputting the image for the left eye and the image for the right eye which have each been corrected.

7. The image processing method according to claim 5, wherein, if a difference between the frequency of each gradation range in the histogram of the image for the left eye and the frequency of each gradation range in the histogram of the image for the right eye is equal to a predetermined value or more, setting a larger one of the frequency of the gradation range in the histogram of the image for the left eye and the frequency of the gradation range in the histogram of the image for the right eye as the frequency of the gradation range in the generated histogram.

8. The image processing method according to claim 7, wherein, if the difference between the frequency of each gradation range in the histogram of the image for the left eye and the frequency of each gradation range in the histogram of the image for the right eye is less than the predetermined value, setting an average value of the frequency of the gradation range in the histogram of the image for the left eye and the frequency of the gradation range in the histogram of the image for the left eye and the frequency of the gradation range in the histogram of the image for the right eye as the frequency of the gradation range in the generated histogram.

9. The image processing method according to claim 5, wherein the histogram generated is a histogram on a luminance value or a histogram on a color value.

10. The image processing method according to claim 5, wherein the histogram obtained is a histogram on a luminance value or a histogram on a color value.