Method and apparatus for enhancing digital images utilizing non-image data
US7065255B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/33357
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for enhancing a digital image captured by a digital camera: provides one or more data selected from the group consisting of camera model type, image sensor type, type of light source, type of image compression, previous noise reduction processing history, previous spatial sharpening processing history, and camera noise magnitude; employs the one or more data to generate one or more noise processing parameters; and employs the one or more noise processing parameters to enhance the spatial detail of the digital image.
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