Image analysis – Image enhancement or restoration
Patent
1995-09-07
1998-02-10
Couso, Jose L.
Image analysis
Image enhancement or restoration
382191, 382260, 382263, G06K 940
Patent
active
057177899
ABSTRACT:
An input image is enhanced to include spatial frequency components having frequencies higher than those in an input image. To this end, an edge map is generated from the input image using a high band pass filtering technique. An enhancing map is subsequently generated from the edge map, with the enhanced map having spatial frequencies exceeding an initial maximum spatial frequency of the input image. The enhanced map is generated by applying a non-linear operator to the edge map in a manner which preserves the phase transitions of the edges of the input image. The enhanced map is added to the input image to achieve a resulting image having spatial frequencies greater than those in the input image. Simplicity of computations and ease of implementation allow for image sharpening after enlargement and for real-time applications such as videophones, advanced definition television, zooming, and restoration of old motion pictures.
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Anderson Charles H.
Greenspan Hayit K.
California Institute of Technology
Couso Jose L.
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