Image processing method and apparatus with provision of status information to a user
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsSek Chai, Mohamed Ahmed, Bei Tang
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Abstract
As input image data is received (101) and processed (102) using an image processing process (103) comprised of a plurality of discrete image processing steps, image processing content as corresponds to one or more intermediate discrete image processing steps is evaluated (104) using corresponding evaluation criteria. Corresponding discrete image processing status information is then provided (105).
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A method for use with an image processing process, which image processing process is comprised of a plurality of discrete image processing steps, the method comprising:
- receiving an input image;
- processing the input image using the image processing process;
- evaluating image processing content as corresponds to one of the plurality of discrete image processing steps with respect to at least one evaluation criteria to provide an evaluation result that corresponds to that one of the plurality of discrete image processing steps;
- providing discrete image processing status information to a user as corresponds to the evaluation result.
A memory having executable instructions stored therein, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, comprise:
- evaluating image processing content as corresponds to one of a plurality of discrete image processing steps as comprises an image processing process with respect to at least one evaluation criteria to provide an evaluation result that corresponds to that one of the plurality of discrete image processing steps;
- providing discrete image processing status information to a user as corresponds to the evaluation result.
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- an image input;
- an image processor being operably coupled to the image input and being comprised of a plurality of discrete image processing stages, wherein at least some of the discrete image processing stages has a corresponding partially processed image data output;
- at least one partially processed image data output evaluation criteria;
- an evaluator having inputs operably coupled to the partially processed image data output of at least one of the discrete image processing stages and to the at least one partially processed image data output evaluation criteria and having a partially processed image data output evaluation output;
- a user discernable signal that is responsive to the partially processed image data output evaluation output.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.