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Method for compressing an image from a sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image sensing device

US6765611B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 21, 2000
Grant dateJul 20, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N25/13
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of producing a compressed image from a full resolution sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image produced by a sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image sensing device having fast photosites with a predetermined response to a light exposure for producing fast pixel values and slow photosites with a slower response to the same light exposure for producing slow pixel values, including the steps of: providing a full resolution sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image; separating the full resolution sparsely sampled image into a fast image comprising only fast pixel values and a slow image comprising only slow pixel values; and separately compressing the fast image and the slow image.

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