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Image denoising apparatus and method

US7496240B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 2005
Grant dateFeb 24, 2009
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Expiry dateJan 21, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/38
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to an image de-noising method, an original image is corrected into an intermediate correction image. A differential image is determined between the original image and the intermediate correction image. Each pixel in the differential image has a differential pixel value equal to a difference between the pixel value of the corresponding pixel in the original image and the corrected pixel value of the corresponding pixel in the intermediate correction image. A pixel-dependent conversion parameter is determined at each pixel based on the differential pixel value at the each pixel in the differential image. The original image is corrected into a final correction image by using the pixel-dependent conversion parameter.

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