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Noise filter for bayer pattern image data

US8013917B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 1, 2008
Grant dateSep 6, 2011
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Expiry dateNov 17, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/20192
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of filtering an image filter is disclosed. The filter is provided for a digital camera including image sensors sensitive to light, a color filter placed over sensitive elements of the sensors and patterned according to a Bayer mosaic pattern layout and an interpolation algorithm joining together the digital information provided by differently colored adjacent pixels in said Bayer pattern. The filter is adaptive and includes a noise level computation block for operating directly on a said Bayer pattern data set of for each color channel thus removing noise while simultaneously preserving picture detail.

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