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Samsung patents image processor that sharpens edges and textures separately

Samsung has filed a patent for an image processing system that uses two separate neural networks to enhance different parts of a picture. One network focuses on sharpening edges, while the other improves texture details, and the system blends these results using specific weights to create the final image.

Why it mattersThis approach could lead to clearer and more detailed photos or videos on Samsung devices by allowing the software to treat sharp lines and surface details differently.

In the filing’s own words

An image processing apparatus applies an image to a first learning network model to optimize the edges of the image, applies the image to a second learning network model to optimize the texture of the image, and applies a first weight to the first image and a second weight to the second image based on information on the edge areas and the texture areas of the image to acquire an output image.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a display; a memory storing at least one instruction; and a processor configured to execute the at least one instruction stored in the memory to: obtain a first image in which a first area is processed and a first image characteristic is enhanced in an input image by applying the input image to a first neural network model, obtain a second image in which a second area is processed and a second image characteristic is enhanced in the input image by applying the input image to a second neural network model, and control the display to display an output image obtained based on the first image and the second image.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF
Publication number
US20260268439A1
Application number
19664191
Filed
Apr 30, 2026
Published
Sep 10, 2026
Inventors
9
Claims
20

Classified under

G06T 3/403 Physics & computingG06T 3/4053 Physics & computingG06T 7/13 Physics & computingG06V 10/82 Physics & computingG06T 2207/20081 Physics & computing
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