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Method and relative device for estimating white gaussian noise that corrupts a digital image

US8224109B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 5, 2007
Grant dateJul 17, 2012
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Expiry dateMar 16, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/20021
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for estimating the white Gaussian noise level that corrupts a digital image by discriminating homogeneous blocks from blocks containing a textured area and skipping these last blocks when evaluating the noise standard deviation.

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