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| 8180172 | Image processing method An image processing method corrects an original image. The method performs a retinex processing on a luminance signal of each pixel in an original image. The method determines, for each pixel, a retinex-processed pixel value based on the luminance signal that has be... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8131107 | Method and system for identifying defects in NDT image data An anomaly detection method includes acquiring image data corresponding to nondestructive testing (NDT) of a scanned object. The NDT image data comprises at least one inspection test image of the scanned object and multiple reference images for the scanned object. T... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7769242 | Method and device for processing a mosaic of images The invention relates to a method and a device for processing a mosaic of noisy source images exhibiting overlap zones where at least two of the source images are superimposed. According to the invention, the method comprises a step of generating a random noi... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7623727 | Image binarization apparatus, image binarization method, image pickup apparatus, image pickup method, and a computer product In a digital camera, a CPU divides a multi-valued image into blocks and selects object blocks, which are to be the object of processing. A CCD outputs luminance values of the multi-valued image. A low luminance threshold value setter sets low luminance threshold val... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7599572 | System for manipulating noise in digital images An apparatus for analyzing the broadband noise content of a digital image comprising the following: a means of automatically identifying regions of originally constant color in the image by analysis of the variance of pixel values of regions of the image; a means of... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7529423 | SIMD four-pixel average instruction for imaging and video applications According to some embodiments, a Single-Instruction/Multiple-Data (SIMD) averaging instruction is used to process pixels of image data. The averaging instruction generates a set of four-pixel averages, where each average is generated from two pixels in a first sourc... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7463787 | Picture editing A method of inserting an object into an image, the method comprising the steps of assessing the homogeneity of the image; identifying one or more areas of the image having similar homogeneity according to the assessed homogeneity; and selecting a homogeneous area in... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7423789 | Contaminant particle identification and compensation with multichannel information during scanner calibration Methods of identifying the location and dimensions of a contaminant particle on a calibration strip comprise imaging a calibration strip comprising a plurality of channels and a plurality of pixel columns. The method also includes generating a normalized local avera... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7423633 | Apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer with low sensitivity to fixed pattern noise An apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer includes an at least partially coherent light source for illuminating an imaging surface, thereby generating reflected images. The apparatus includes a navigation sensor for generating digital images base... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7385637 | Method for determining image sensor reference image The present invention relates to a method for determining the reference image of an image sensor comprising a matrix of detector pixels. The method comprises the acquisition of a black image IN and two images I1 and I2 acquired in li... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7369276 | Multi-level halftoning providing improved texture uniformity A method for multi-level halftoning an input digital image to form an output digital image which includes a multi-level error diffusion halftoning process incorporating periodic dither signals whose amplitudes are adjusted as a function of the error-diffusion textur... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362882 | Method and device for compensating for shadows in digital images The invention relates to a method for generating a computed digital image of a scene, which can be illuminated with different luminous intensities at a first illumination angle by a first light source. An image sensor records a number of individual images of the sce... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359553 | Image identification system Methods and procedures for improving the performance and reliability of image analysis within an image identification system include a series of image qualification functions designed to quickly process a fraction of available image data and to provide feedback to a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356194 | Image processing method, apparatus, and program A blurred image generating section generates a plurality of blurred images Sm (where m=1 to n and n≧2) different in frequency response characteristic from one another, based on an original image S0. A band-limited image generating section generates a plural... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7342681 | High-speed calibration method and system for an image-capture apparatus The present invention provides a calibration method and circuit for outputting an average calibration value used in an image-capture apparatus. The calibration circuit comprises difference means accepting a plurality of digital signals from capturing a pixel of a ca... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339697 | Apparatus for and method of recording image based on detected recording duty ratio The intensity of a light beam is controlled accurately depending on an image to be recorded on a photosensitive medium. An apparatus for recording an image by scanning a photosensitive medium with a light beam generated based on an image signal has a recording duty ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339627 | Method and system for automatic detection and display of aspect ratio Certain embodiments of the invention may be found in a method and system for automatic aspect ratio detection and may comprise scanning lines in at least a selected portion of an image and locating a first reference pixel in one of the scanned lines. A corresponding... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7321688 | Image processor for character recognition In image processing of a document having image data of a document including an image with character images on a background image, the character images and the background image thereof are separated. First, areas in correspondence to the character images from the ima... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321452 | Image processing apparatus An object of the invention is to enable appropriate interpolation even in a halftone image binarized by error diffusion or the like. While image reading signals from a hand scanner are inputted to an A/D conversion section and converted to multivalued digital signal... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7301134 | Electro-optical focal plane array digital sensor system A laser beam detection and tracking system includes a focal plane array sensor providing pixel data and a field programmable gate array controller receiving the pixel data for determining a centroid of the illuminating spot of the impinging laser beam and for determ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296231 | Video structuring by probabilistic merging of video segments A method for structuring video by probabilistic merging of video segments includes the steps of obtaining a plurality of frames of unstructured video; generating video segments from the unstructured video by detecting shot boundaries based on color dissimilarity bet... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295349 | Systems and methods for compensating for print defects Diminished intensity defects occur in electrostatic printing between image regions having grey levels, i.e., different electrostatic potential and toner densities. Such defects occur when higher density regions “steal” toner from lower density regions. The syste... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292728 | Block quantization method for color halftoning A method and apparatus for block quantization for color halftoning is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises dividing an input image and an output image into blocks, wherein each block in the output image corresponds to one block in the input image. The ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289114 | Generating and displaying spatially offset sub-frames A method of displaying an image with a display device includes receiving image data for the image. A first sub-frame and a second sub-frame are generated based on combinations of pixel values from the image data. The method includes alternating between displaying th... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283113 | Method and apparatus for driving liquid crystal display A method and apparatus of driving a liquid crystal display device that is adaptive for preventing a deterioration of picture quality. More specifically, a method of driving a liquid crystal display includes dividing input data into most significant bit data and leas... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7268821 | Upconversion with noise constrained diagonal enhancement A method of interpolating a given output pixel value when upconverting interlaced video to progressive video includes the step of determining averages for vertically adjacent pixels, left diagonally adjacent pixels, and right diagonally adjacent pixels respectively ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262885 | Stochastic halftone screening method A method for halftoning a gray scale image to generate a halftoned image uses a stochastic screen is designed to provide visually pleasing, blue noise dot profiles when thresholded at any gray level and wherein substantially all the threshold values corresponding to... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7245780 | Group average filter algorithm for digital image processing This present invention discloses a system and method for enhancing images of barcodes and other similar objects taken by the digital camera connected to or embedded in a mobile device. This filter works by converting the image into its equivalent gray scale. The alg... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245781 | Applying a tone scale function to a digital image A method of applying a tone scale function that is compressive, expansive or a combination of both to a digital image, the method including decomposing the tone scale function into two or more composite functions that can be applied sequentially to the digital image... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242816 | Group average filter algorithm for digital image processing This present invention discloses a system and method for enhancing images of barcodes and other similar objects taken by the digital camera connected to or embedded in a mobile device. This filter works by converting the image into its equivalent gray scale. The alg... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236265 | Image reading apparatus, image forming system, image reading method, and program therefor An image reading apparatus includes an imaging unit which has a plurality of channels and which, for the channels, outputs effective signals output from photo-receiving sections for receiving light from a subject, and optical black signals output from light-shieldin... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233414 | Image recording apparatus and method, image reproducing apparatus and method, and recording medium on which image processing program is recorded The present invention is intended to record image data having a wide dynamic range is a file together with image data having a narrow dynamic range. First, an image recording apparatus separately gradation-converts image data to be recorded into primary data having ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7230538 | Apparatus and method for identifying surrounding environment by means of image processing and for outputting the results The present invention relates to an apparatus for identifying surrounding environment by means of image processing, so as to be used by blind people or unmanned vehicles. The said apparatus comprises an input device, which includes at least one CCD or CMOS means for... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224485 | Apparatus and method mapping a look-up table in an imaging system The present invention provides a mapping method and apparatus of look-up table in an imaging system. The mapping method implemented by the apparatus comprises receiving a digital signal having a high-bit portion and a low-bit portion. The high-bit portion of the dig... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224843 | Apparatus for binary-coding image and method using the same Provided are an apparatus and method for binary-coding images considering the brightness of a current pixel and a difference in brightness between pixels. The apparatus includes a detector for detecting a local adaptive critical value for a pixel according to a regi... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221381 | Methods and systems for sub-pixel rendering with gamma adjustment The gamma adjustment allows the luminance for the sub-pixel arrangement to match the non-linear gamma response of the human eye's luminance channel, while the chrominance can match the linear response of the human eye's chrominance channels. The gamma correction all... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7206002 | Image processing apparatus and method that avoid generation of moire An image processing apparatus includes a spatial filtering unit which applies spatial filtering to input image data to generate filtered image data such that the spatial filtering provides a broader dynamic range for outputs than for inputs, and a high-resolution co... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203376 | Imaging apparatus and imaging method The present invention accurately reproduces an image pattern by referring to neighboring pixels upon determining the threshold value of a target pixel so that a delay in dot generation can be prevented while emphasizing an image transition portion so that both grain... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203344 | Biometric imaging system and method A method and system of obtaining a ten-print plain impression fingerprint includes scanning a print image, processing the scanned image, separating the processed image into individual fingerprint images, and determining how many print images have been scanned. The m... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200264 | White point estimation using color by convolution The probability of a chromaticity being a white point of image scene illumination is estimated by convolving a chromaticity histogram with a function of log probability distribution of chromaticities under an illuminant. ... | 04/03/2007 |
