MULTI-SCALE MULTI-CAMERA ADAPTIVE FUSION WITH CONTRAST NORMALIZATION
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for fusing images taken by a plurality of cameras, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a plurality of images of the same scene taken by the plurality of cameras;
generating Laplacian pyramid images for each source image of the plurality of images;
applying contrast normalization to the Laplacian pyramids images;
performing pixel-level fusion on the Laplacian pyramid images based on a local salience measure that reduces aliasing artifacts to produce one salience-selected Laplacian pyramid image for each pyramid level; and
combining the salience-selected Laplacian pyramid images into a fused image.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method for fusing images taken by a plurality of cameras is disclosed, comprising the steps of: receiving a plurality of images of the same scene taken by the plurality of cameras; generating Laplacian pyramid images for each source image of the plurality of images; applying contrast normalization to the Laplacian pyramids images; performing pixel-level fusion on the Laplacian pyramid images based on a local salience measure that reduces aliasing artifacts to produce one salience-selected Laplacian pyramid image for each pyramid level; and combining the salience-selected Laplacian pyramid images into a fused image. Applying contrast normalization further comprises, for each Laplacian image at a given level: obtaining an energy image from the Laplacian image; determining a gain factor that is based on at least the energy image and a target contrast; and multiplying the Laplacian image by a gain factor to produce a normalized Laplacian image.
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38 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for fusing images taken by a plurality of cameras, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a plurality of images of the same scene taken by the plurality of cameras; generating Laplacian pyramid images for each source image of the plurality of images; applying contrast normalization to the Laplacian pyramids images; performing pixel-level fusion on the Laplacian pyramid images based on a local salience measure that reduces aliasing artifacts to produce one salience-selected Laplacian pyramid image for each pyramid level; and combining the salience-selected Laplacian pyramid images into a fused image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for fusing images taken by a plurality of cameras, comprising:
a processor configured for executing instructions comprising the steps of; receiving a plurality of images of the same scene taken by the plurality of cameras; generating Laplacian pyramid images for each source image of the plurality of images; applying contrast normalization to the Laplacian pyramids images; performing pixel-level fusion on the Laplacian pyramid images based on a local salience measure that reduces aliasing artifacts to produce one salience-selected Laplacian pyramid image for each pyramid level; and combining the salience-selected Laplacian pyramid images into a fused image. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences for fusing images taken by a plurality of cameras, wherein execution of the one of more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform the steps comprising:
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receiving a plurality of images of the same scene taken by the plurality of cameras; generating Laplacian pyramid images for each source image of the plurality of images; applying contrast normalization to the Laplacian pyramids images; performing pixel-level fusion on the Laplacian pyramid images based on a local salience measure that reduces aliasing artifacts to produce one salience-selected Laplacian pyramid image for each pyramid level; and combining the salience-selected Laplacian pyramid images into a fused image. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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