System and method for automatic descreening of digital images
US7148998B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/40075
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for automatic descreening of a digital image is disclosed. The method comprises automatically detecting, prior to a final scan of the document, the presence of a predefined visual artifact in a sample region of an image of the document being scanned; performing the final scan of the document to obtain the digital image; and automatically descreening the digital image to obtain a final digital image of the document in response to the automatic detection of the predefined visual artifact.
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