US 11,838,651 B2
Image processing apparatus including neural network processor and method of operating the same
Irina Kim, Seoul (KR); Youngil Seo, Seoul (KR); Dongpan Lim, Yongin-si (KR); Yunseok Choi, Seoul (KR); Jeongguk Lee, Seoul (KR); Hansol Lee, Seongnam-si (KR); and Eundoo Heo, Daegu (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/392,918.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0167661 (KR), filed on Dec. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0182537 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 23/80 (2023.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); G06N 3/045 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/80 (2023.01) [G06N 3/045 (2023.01); G06T 3/4015 (2013.01); G06T 3/4038 (2013.01); G06T 3/4046 (2013.01); G06T 5/002 (2013.01); G06T 5/003 (2013.01); G06T 5/007 (2013.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
a camera configured to generate first image data;
a pre-processor configured to generate second image data based on performing a pre-processing operation on the first image data;
a neural network processor configured to generate third image data based on performing an image processing operation on the second image data based on using a neural network model trained to perform one or more particular image processing operations; and
a main processor configured to generate corrected image data based on performing a post-processing operation on the third image data,
wherein the pre-processor is configured to transmit the second image data to both the neural network processor and the main processor, and
wherein the main processor is configured to
generate fourth image data based on performing a separate post-processing operation on the second image data, and
generate the corrected image data based on merging the third image data with the fourth image data.