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Image Processing Method and Apparatus

  • US 20090179999A1
  • Filed: 12/16/2008
  • Published: 07/16/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image processing method to process a first relatively underexposed and sharp image of a scene, and a second relatively well exposed and blurred image nominally of the same scene, said first and second images being derived from respective image sources, said method comprising:

  • providing a portion of said relatively first underexposed image as an input signal to an adaptive filter;

    providing a corresponding portion of said second relatively well exposed image as a desired signal to said adaptive filter;

    producing an output signal from said input signal and said desired signal;

    constructing a first filtered image from said output signal that is relatively less blurred than said second image; and

    displaying, transmitting, projecting or storing the first filtered image or a further processed version, or combinations thereof

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