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Using separate coefficients to weight and add separate images together from a spatial filter process

US8428386B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 5, 2008
Grant dateApr 23, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/10024
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A local density calculation section calculates a density of a pixel region with a predetermined size including a current point of an input image disposed at the center on the basis of a pixel value of the pixel region. A mixing ratio calculation section generates a coefficient set of coefficients α and β in accordance with a local density value calculated by the local density calculation section, and outputs the generated coefficients α and β to a weight process section. The weight process section multiplies an operation result obtained from the input image by a first filter operation section by the coefficient α, multiplies an operation result obtained from the input image by a second filter operation section by the coefficient β, adds the multiplied results to each other and outputs the result of addition as a process result of a spatial filter process section.

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