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Method for determining necessary resolution for zoom and crop images

US6643416B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 1999
Grant dateNov 4, 2003
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/3875
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosed method uses empirically derived image quality data in order to determine an image resolution for a particular zoom and/or crop operation performed on an image. An acceptability value is specified for the image, e.g., a specific % acceptable, where the acceptability value relates to empirically derived image quality as perceived by a human viewer. Given selected input and output devices, an image resolution is then generated from a combination of the particular zoom and crop and the specified acceptability value. This resolution is specified as the image resolution, e.g., a minimally acceptable resolution, to produce the desired zoom and crop.

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