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Method and system for improving an image characteristic based on image content

  • US 20030108245A1
  • Filed: 12/07/2001
  • Published: 06/12/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of improving a characteristic of an image according to its material content, said method comprising the steps of:

  • providing an image comprised of image pixels;

    generating a belief map corresponding spatially to the image pixels, wherein the belief map includes belief values indicating the likelihood that respective pixels are representative of a particular material;

    generating an improvement parameter from the belief values of the belief map, wherein the improvement parameter is proportional to the belief values and applied uniformly to the image pixels; and

    using the improvement parameter to improve the characteristic of the image.

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