Method for estimating the appearance of noise in images

Details Method for estimating the appearance of noise in images Method for estimating the appearance of noise in images

2006-06-13

2006-06-13

Mancuso, Joseph (Department: 2621)

Image analysis

Image transformation or preprocessing

Multilayered image transformations

C382S254000, C382S276000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07062108

ABSTRACT:
A method for estimating the noise appearance in an image, includes the steps of: forming a noise table representing noise magnitude vs. intensity of the image; and generating a noise metric from the noise table, said noise metric representing the noise appearance in the image.

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