Image analysis – Image enhancement or restoration – Artifact removal or suppression
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-24
2006-01-24
Mehta, Bhavesh M. (Department: 2625)
Image analysis
Image enhancement or restoration
Artifact removal or suppression
C382S260000, C358S003260, C358S463000, C348S096000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06990251
ABSTRACT:
A method, system, and software are disclosed for improving the quality of a signal. A signal is converted to a digital representation and then segregated into separate data sets based on one or more properties of the data sets. Data sets exhibiting relatively more information associated with a selected property are designated as shepherd artifacts, and data sets exhibiting relatively less information associated with a selected property are designated as sheep artifacts. A representative shepherd artifact is then used to guide a representative sheep artifact, resulting in a guided artifact with enhanced signal properties. This process may be repeated for other categories of signal properties. The resulting guided artifacts may then be combined to form a processed signal with one or more enhanced properties having increased quality. The present invention finds particular application in photography and digital film processing, whereby the illustrated method may be used to improve image quality.
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