Method and system for modifying image quality
US7792378B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/58
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system with which quality of an image derived from or addressed to a chain of appliances can be modified. Formatted information related to defects of the appliances is employed. The method and system: compile directories of sources of formatted information related to the appliances, search automatically for the formatted information related to the appliances, and modify the image automatically by image-processing software and/or image-processing components by taking into account the obtained formatted information. The formatted information can be modified as a function of variable characteristics of the image to be processed and/or the appliances. With the method and system it is possible to process images derived from appliances that have diverse origins and that have been commercialized gradually over time. Such a method and system are applicable to processing of photographic or video images and in optical instrumentation, industrial controls, robotics, metrology, etc.
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