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Digital image sharpening method using SVD block transform

US4945502A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 1988
Grant dateJul 31, 1990
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/20192
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A block transform image sharpening method employs singular value decomposition to boost texture and edge detail while not boosting shaded (uniform) areas of the image characterized by a lower signal-to-noise ratio while at the same time reducing noise in other areas of the same image not containing much edge detail or texture.

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