Image analysis – Image transformation or preprocessing – Combining image portions
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-26
2010-06-22
Chang, Jon (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Image transformation or preprocessing
Combining image portions
C382S304000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07742658
ABSTRACT:
The disclosed systems and methods pertain to the processing of large format images in a manner to avoid introducing imaging defects, and more particularly to dividing the large image into bands, processing these bands in parallel and then putting them back together in to create the final processed image. The methods include the use of overlapping the image bands, padding of the bands prior to processing and the redefinition of image values at common boundaries of the bands to minimize or eliminate visible defects.
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Cuciurean-Zapan Clara
Li Xing
Malik Ammal
Nagarajan Ramesh
Basch Duane C.
Basch & Nickerson LLP
Chang Jon
Xerox Corporation
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