Method and apparatus for imaging processing
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsAjaya V. Durg, Oleg Rashkovskiy
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing an image is described. A first area having a first value is selected. A second value for a second area surrounding the first area is determined. The first and second values are compared with a predetermined threshold. The first value is transformed according to the comparison.
Claims11
A method for processing an image, comprising the steps of:
- selecting a first area having a first value;
- determining a second value for a second area surrounding said first area;
- comparing said first and second values with a predetermined threshold;
- and
- transforming said first value based upon said comparison by transforming said first value using said predetermined threshold if both said first and second values are above said predetermined threshold, otherwise using an inverse of said second value.
An apparatus for processing an image, said image comprising a plurality of pixels, said apparatus comprising:
- an image transformer, said image transformer receives the image and assigns a first luminance value for each pixel in the image;
- an image enhancer coupled to said image transformer, said image enhancer receives the image and transforms said first luminance value for at least one pixel to a second luminance value based on a set of surrounding pixels for said at least one pixel and a predetermined value wherein said first luminance value is transformed by said predetermined threshold if both said first and second values are above said predetermined threshold, otherwise said first luminance value is transformed using an inverse of said second value.
A machine readable medium whose contents cause a computer system to perform image processing by performing the steps of:
- selecting a first area having a first value;
- determining a second value for a second area surrounding said first area;
- comparing said first and second values with a predetermined threshold;
- and
- transforming said first value based upon said comparison by transforming said first value using said predetermined threshold if both said first and second values are above said predetermined threshold, otherwise using an inverse of said second value.
A method for processing a digital image having pixels, comprising the steps of:
- capturing and digitizing said digital image;
- selecting a first area of pixels having a first luminance value;
- determining a second luminance value for a second area of pixels surrounding said first area;
- comparing said first and second luminance values with a predetermined threshold;
- and
- enhancing said first luminance value based upon said comparison by transforming said first value using said predetermined threshold if both said first and second values are above said predetermined threshold, otherwise using an inverse of said second value.
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