Image analysis – Image enhancement or restoration
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-10
2008-12-23
Tran, Phuoc (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Image enhancement or restoration
C382S274000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07469071
ABSTRACT:
A method of blurring an image includes acquiring two images of nominally a same scene taken at a different light exposure levels. At least one region of one of the images includes pixels having saturated intensity values. For at least one of the saturated pixels, values are extrapolated from the other image. At least a portion of a third image is blurred and re-scaled including pixels having the extrapolated values.
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Corcoran Peter
Drimbarean Alexandru
Steinberg Eran
FotoNation Vision Limited
Smith Andrew V.
Tran Phuoc
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