Digital image enhancement method and system that embolden or thin image features
US8554005B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 2, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T7/13
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system of digital image enhancement provide controllable emboldening and thinning of image features. The method includes providing an input image, creating an edge map image from the input image, and combining the edge map image with the input image using local clamping to produce an output image. Features of the output image are one of emboldened and thinned.
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