Television – Camera – system and detail – Combined image signal generator and general image signal...
Reexamination Certificate
2003-04-29
2008-12-30
Ye, Lin (Department: 2622)
Television
Camera, system and detail
Combined image signal generator and general image signal...
C348S240990, C382S279000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07471320
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and a method is provided for enhancing a digital image comprised of pixels by adaptively sharpening the pixels and clipping the numerical values of the sharpened edge pixels so as to fall between the smallest unsharpened numerical value and the greatest unsharpened numerical value, respectively, of the pixels located within a neighborhood of the pixels. Pixels which are located on an edge are sharpened in the direction perpendicular to the edge. The threshold value used to ascertain the presence of an edge and sharpening parameter used to control the degree of sharpening can be adaptively controlled by the zoom ratio. The apparatus of the invention is particularly suited for an electronic set-top video camera.
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Baxter Larry K.
Malkin Kenneth W.
Phelps Daniel R.
Taetzsch Steven C.
Polycom, Inc.
Selby Gevell
Wong Cabello Lutsch Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP
Ye Lin
LandOfFree
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