Image analysis – Image enhancement or restoration – Intensity – brightness – contrast – or shading correction
Reexamination Certificate
2004-02-12
2010-02-23
Kim, Charles (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Image enhancement or restoration
Intensity, brightness, contrast, or shading correction
C382S199000, C382S266000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07668393
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method which takes into consideration the real world where data was acquired, and enables obtaining of processing results which are more accurate and more precise as to phenomena in the real world. A data continuity detecting unit detects the continuity of data of second signals, having second dimensions that are fewer than first dimensions had by first signals which are real world signals and are projected whereby a part of the continuity of the real world signals is lost, wherein the continuity to be detected corresponds to the continuity of the real world signals that has been lost. An actual world estimating unit estimates a real world image by estimating the continuity of the real world image that has been lost, based on the continuity of the data detected by the data continuity detecting unit.
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Fujiwara Naoki
Ishibashi Jun-ichi
Kondo Tetsujiro
Miyake Toru
Nagano Takahiro
Kim Charles
Koziol Stephen R
Oblon, Spivak McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Sony Corporation
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