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Methods and systems for removing artifacts introduced by image registration

US6181832A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 17, 1998
Grant dateJan 30, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V10/24
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention features a method for determining a set of post-registration correction terms that correct for artifacts introduced by an algorithm used to register images represented by values at an array of points, the method including: providing a series of images of a reference object; registering the images with each other using the algorithm to produce a series of registered images; and determining the set of post-registration correction terms based on variations among the registered values of the registered images at selected points. The invention also features a method for correcting artifacts introduced into images registered by an algorithm that repositions unregistered images along a selected coordinate, wherein the algorithm repositions each of the unregistered images along the selected coordinate by a repositioning value, the method including: comparing a variation among the image values of the registered images at a selected region of the array with a variation expressed by a superposition of at least one post-registration correction terms, wherein one of the post-registration correction terms is a vector equal to the values of a polynomial in the selected coordinate at…

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