Image analysis – Image enhancement or restoration – Artifact removal or suppression
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-29
2011-03-29
Bali, Vikkram (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Image enhancement or restoration
Artifact removal or suppression
C382S103000, C382S115000, C382S118000, C382S254000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07916971
ABSTRACT:
An image processing technique includes acquiring a main image of a scene and determining one or more facial regions in the main image. The facial regions are analysed to determine if any of the facial regions includes a defect. A sequence of relatively low resolution images nominally of the same scene is also acquired. One or more sets of low resolution facial regions in the sequence of low resolution images are determined and analysed for defects. Defect free facial regions of a set are combined to provide a high quality defect free facial region. At least a portion of any defective facial regions of the main image are corrected with image information from a corresponding high quality defect free facial region.
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Bigioi Petronel
Corcoran Peter
Steinberg Eran
Bali Vikkram
Smith Andrew V.
Tessera Technologies Ireland Limited
Zeilberger Daniel
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