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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND CORRECTING DEFECTIVE PIXELS IN AN IMAGE SENSOR

  • US 20110090371A1
  • Filed: 10/20/2009
  • Published: 04/21/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for detecting and correcting defective image pixels during image processing, comprising:

  • using an image processor;

    receiving an input pixel of image data acquired using an image sensor;

    comparing the location of the input pixel within a processing region of an imaging frame of the image sensor to a set of location entries stored in a static defect table;

    if the location of the input pixel corresponds to one of the set of location entries, marking the input pixel as a static defect and determining a first replacement value for the input pixel;

    if the location of the input pixel does not correspond to one of the set of location entries, identifying a set of neighboring pixels having the same color component as the input pixel, determining whether the input pixel is either a dynamic defect or speckled with respect to the set of neighboring pixels, and determining a second replacement value for the input pixel if it is determined to be either a dynamic defect or speckled; and

    correcting the input pixel, wherein correcting the input pixel comprises;

    replacing a current value of the input pixel with the first replacement value if the input pixel is marked as a static defect; and

    replacing the current value of the input pixel with the second replacement value if the input pixel is determined to be either a dynamic defect or speckled.

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