Spatial filtering for image signal processing
US8471932B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20182
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for applying spatial filtering to raw image data. For example, a spatial filter may identify an n x n block of pixels from an image frame. The spatial filter has filter taps, each corresponding to one of the pixels of the n x n block. Pixel difference values between the input pixel and each of the neighboring pixels in the n x n block may be determined. Attenuation factors may be determined based on the pixel differences and brightness of the input pixel. Applying the attenuation factors to their respective filtering taps may produce attenuated filtering coefficients that are used to obtain filtered pixel values. By normalizing the sum of the filtered pixel values using the sum of the attenuated filtering coefficients, a spatially filtered output value corresponding to the current input pixel (e.g., located at the center of the n x n block) may be determined.
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