Blue sky color detection technique
First Claim
1. An image enhancement technique comprising:
- (a) a filter that receives an input image and provides a low-pass filtered image that maintains a substantial number of edges therein;
(b) filtering said low-pass filtered image to identify pixels of said low pass filtered image to provide a likelihood for said pixels being a sky color;
(c) filtering said low-pass filtered image based upon a user selection to selectively enhance said sky color;
(d) blending said low-pass filtered image and said filtered low-pass filtered image based upon said user selection based upon said likelihood;
(e) combining said blended image with a high pass filtered said input image to provide an enhanced imaged.
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Abstract
An image enhancement technique includes a filter that receives an input image and provides a low-pass filtered image that maintains a substantial number of edges therein. The low pass filtered image is provided a likelihood of being a sky color for each pixel of the low pass filtered image. The low-pass filtered image is filtered based upon a user selection to selectively enhance the sky color. The low-pass filtered image and the filtered low-pass filtered image are blended based upon the user selection based upon the likelihood. The blended image is combined with a high pass filtered input image to provide an enhanced image.
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16 Claims
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1. An image enhancement technique comprising:
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(a) a filter that receives an input image and provides a low-pass filtered image that maintains a substantial number of edges therein; (b) filtering said low-pass filtered image to identify pixels of said low pass filtered image to provide a likelihood for said pixels being a sky color; (c) filtering said low-pass filtered image based upon a user selection to selectively enhance said sky color; (d) blending said low-pass filtered image and said filtered low-pass filtered image based upon said user selection based upon said likelihood; (e) combining said blended image with a high pass filtered said input image to provide an enhanced imaged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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