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Image deblurring using a spatial image prior

US8390704B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 16, 2009
Grant dateMar 5, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 8, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/20201
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for determining a deblurred image, the method implemented at least in part by a data processing system and comprising: receiving a sharp image of a scene captured with a short exposure time; receiving a blurred image of the scene captured with a longer exposure time than the sharp image, wherein the blurred image has a higher level of motion blur and a lower level of image noise than the sharp image; determining a blur kernel responsive to the sharp image and the blurred image; determining one or more reference differential images responsive to the sharp image; determining a deblurred image responsive to the blurred image, the blur kernel and the one or more reference differential images; and storing the deblurred image in a processor-accessible memory system.

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