Patent · US Active

Differentiated processing method of image zones

US8811741B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
10References
22Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJul 19, 2012
Grant dateAug 19, 2014
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 19, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/20012
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for improving the perception of an image may include performing a main separation of the pixels of the image into two categories, one corresponding to pixels of a flat zone, and the other corresponding to pixels of a textured zone. The method may also include processing the pixels of each category according to a method optimized according to the type of zone. Before the main separation step, a preliminary separation of the pixels may be performed into one category of normal pixels intended for the main separation step, and one category of singular pixels, with the criterion for selecting the singular pixels being adapted to identify pixels that would be wrongly identified as pixels of a textured zone. The singular pixels may then be processed according to a method adapted to their nature.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.