IMAGE RESTORING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. An image restoring apparatus, comprising:
- a restoration image area setting part for establishing a portion of a target image area to be restored as a restoration image area to be restored with priority according to a request for an image restoration;
a search area setting part for establishing as a search area an area with a predetermined size including the restoration image area;
a similar image area detecting part for detecting an image area most similar to the restoration image area in the search area; and
a reconstructing part for copying the image of the detected similar image area and attaching the same to the restoration image area.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an image restoring apparatus and a method thereof, which sets a restoration image area to establish a portion of a target image area to be restored as a restoration image area to be restored with priority according to a request for an image restoration; sets a search area to establish an area with a predetermined size including the restoration image area as a search area; detects a similar image area to search for the most similar image area to the restoration image area within the search area; and reconstructs the deteriorated image in a natural manner by copying the image of the detected similar image area and attaching the same to the restoration image area.
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16 Claims
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1. An image restoring apparatus, comprising:
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a restoration image area setting part for establishing a portion of a target image area to be restored as a restoration image area to be restored with priority according to a request for an image restoration; a search area setting part for establishing as a search area an area with a predetermined size including the restoration image area; a similar image area detecting part for detecting an image area most similar to the restoration image area in the search area; and a reconstructing part for copying the image of the detected similar image area and attaching the same to the restoration image area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An image restoring method, comprising the steps of:
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a) establishing a portion of a target image area to be restored as a restoration image area to be restored with priority according to a request for an image restoration; b) establishing as the search area an area with a predetermined size including the restoration image area; c) searching for a most similar image area to the restoration image area in the search area; and d) copying the image of the detected similar image area and attach the same to the restoration image area. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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