Image processing method and apparatus

Details Image processing method and apparatus Image processing method and apparatus

2011-08-09

2011-08-09

Bhatnagar, Anand (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Image enhancement or restoration

Image filter

C382S274000, C382S131000, C382S195000, C382S275000, C348S674000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07995855

ABSTRACT:
A method of processing an image includes traversing pixels of an image in a single pass over the image. An inverting function is applied to the pixels. A recursive filter is applied to the inverted pixel values. The filter has parameters which are derived from previously traversed pixel values of the image. A pixel value is combined with a filter parameter for the pixel to provide a processed pixel value for a processed image.

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