Image Blurring
First Claim
1. A digital image processing device operable to blur an acquired image, comprising a controller and one or more processor readable storage devices having processor readable code embodied thereon, said processor readable code for programming one or more processors to perform a method of generating a digital image, the method comprising:
- (a) acquiring at least two images, including a full resolution image having one or more pixels with a saturated intensity value;
(b) determining one or more intensity ratios from unsaturated pixels of another of the at least two acquired images that was taken at a lower exposure level than the full resolution image;
(c) modifying the full resolution image including restoring the one or more intensity ratios determined from the unsaturated pixels of said other acquired image;
(d) blurring a portion of the modified image; and
(e) printing, image processing, or electronically storing, transmitting or displaying the modified image, or combinations thereof.
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Abstract
A method of blurring an image includes acquiring two images of nominally a same scene taken at a different light exposure levels. At least one region of one of the images includes pixels having saturated intensity values. For at least one of the saturated pixels, values are extrapolated from the other image. At least a portion of a third image is blurred and re-scaled including pixels having the extrapolated values.
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1. A digital image processing device operable to blur an acquired image, comprising a controller and one or more processor readable storage devices having processor readable code embodied thereon, said processor readable code for programming one or more processors to perform a method of generating a digital image, the method comprising:
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(a) acquiring at least two images, including a full resolution image having one or more pixels with a saturated intensity value; (b) determining one or more intensity ratios from unsaturated pixels of another of the at least two acquired images that was taken at a lower exposure level than the full resolution image; (c) modifying the full resolution image including restoring the one or more intensity ratios determined from the unsaturated pixels of said other acquired image; (d) blurring a portion of the modified image; and (e) printing, image processing, or electronically storing, transmitting or displaying the modified image, or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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