Image analysis – Histogram processing – With a gray-level transformation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-30
2007-10-30
Couso, Yon J. (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Histogram processing
With a gray-level transformation
C382S271000, C382S254000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10956104
ABSTRACT:
A method and associated device wherein an inverse histogram based pixel mapping step is combined with an edge enhancement step such as unsharp masking. In such an arrangement the inverse histogram based pixel mapping step improves the performance of the unsharp masking step, serving to minimize the enhancement of noise components while desired signal components are sharpened.
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Nenonen Petri
Vehvilainen Markku
Couso Yon J.
Foley and Lardner LLP
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