Apparatus and method for enhancing color images
First Claim
1. A method for enhancing image quality of a color image, the method comprising:
- extracting contrast data from color image data of the color image;
generating low resolution image data and band pass image data from the contrast data using a Laplacian pyramid;
generating global brightness enhanced image data from the low resolution image data to enhance overall brightness;
generating local contrast ratio enhanced image data from the band pass image data to enhance local contrast; and
generating enhanced contrast data from the global brightness enhanced image data and the local contrast ratio enhanced data.
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Abstract
Example embodiments are directed to an apparatus and method for enhancing an image. The method may include extracting contrast data from color image data, generating low resolution image data and band pass image data from the contrast data using a Laplacian pyramid, generating global brightness enhanced image data from the low resolution image data to enhance an overall brightness, generating local contrast ratio enhanced image data from the band pass image data to enhance a local contrast, and/or generating enhanced contrast data from the global brightness enhanced image data and the local contrast ratio enhanced data. The apparatus may include circuitry for performing similar operations.
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1. A method for enhancing image quality of a color image, the method comprising:
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extracting contrast data from color image data of the color image; generating low resolution image data and band pass image data from the contrast data using a Laplacian pyramid; generating global brightness enhanced image data from the low resolution image data to enhance overall brightness; generating local contrast ratio enhanced image data from the band pass image data to enhance local contrast; and generating enhanced contrast data from the global brightness enhanced image data and the local contrast ratio enhanced data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for enhancing image quality of a color image, the apparatus comprising:
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a contrast data extracting module configured to extract contrast data from color image data of the color image; a multi-resolution decomposing module configured to generate low resolution image data and band pass image data from the contrast data using a Laplacian pyramid; a global brightness enhancing module configured to generate global brightness enhanced image data from the low resolution image data; a local contrast ratio enhancing module configured to generate local contrast ratio enhanced image data from the band pass image data; and a combining module configured to combine the global brightness enhanced image data and the local contrast ratio enhanced image data to generate enhanced contrast data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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