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Method of producing digital image with improved performance characteristic

Patent 5982941 Issued on November 9, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject February 7, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Application

No. 796348 filed on 02/07/1997

US Classes:

382/260, Image filter382/154, 3-D or stereo imaging analysis382/284Combining image portions (e.g., portions of oversized documents)

Examiners

Primary: Lee, Thomas C.
Assistant: Brinich, Stephen

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 71995-336590 JP. 12/24/1995

International Class

G06K 009/32

Abstract

A method of producing a digital image with improved performance characteristics including capturing at least two photographic film images of a scene and digitizing the at least two photographic film images of a scene. The method further includes combining and processing the at least two digitized photographic film images to produce another digital image with improved performance characteristics.

Other References

  • W.K. Pratt, Digital Image Processing, pp. 50-93, Wiley Interscience 1978
  • D. Pearson, Chapter 3, "Motion and Motion Estimation," G. Thomas, pp. 40-57, McGraw-Hill, 199
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