METHOD FOR MINIMIZING SCINTILLATION IN DYNAMIC IMAGES
First Claim
1. A method for reducing scintillation in an image of a scene, the method comprising:
- receiving an input sequence of images of the scene;
grouping a first number of images that occur in sequence within the input sequence of images of the scene into a first subset of images;
grouping a second number of images that occur in sequence within the input sequence of images of the scene into a second subset of images;
generating a first combined image by applying an arithmetic algorithm to the first subset of images;
generating a second combined image by applying the arithmetic algorithm to the second subset of images;
creating a composite mask based on at least the first combined image and the second combined image;
generating a composite image using the composite mask and at least one of the first combined image or the second combined image; and
outputting the composite image.
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Abstract
A method for reducing scintillation in an image of a scene includes receiving an input sequence of images of the scene and grouping a first plurality of images of the sequence of images into a first subset of images comprising a first number of images that occur in sequence within the input sequence of images of the scene. The method also includes grouping a second plurality of images of the sequence of images into a second subset of images comprising a second number of images that occur in sequence within the input sequence of images of the scene. The method further includes generating a set of averaged images comprising an averaged image for the first subset of images and an averaged image for the second subset of image and outputting a composite image based at least the set of averaged images.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for reducing scintillation in an image of a scene, the method comprising:
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receiving an input sequence of images of the scene; grouping a first number of images that occur in sequence within the input sequence of images of the scene into a first subset of images; grouping a second number of images that occur in sequence within the input sequence of images of the scene into a second subset of images; generating a first combined image by applying an arithmetic algorithm to the first subset of images; generating a second combined image by applying the arithmetic algorithm to the second subset of images; creating a composite mask based on at least the first combined image and the second combined image; generating a composite image using the composite mask and at least one of the first combined image or the second combined image; and outputting the composite image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a plurality of computer-readable instructions tangibly embodied therein, the plurality of computer-readable instructions comprising:
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instructions that cause the processor to receive an input sequence of images of the scene; instructions that cause the processor to group a first number of images that occur in sequence within the input sequence of images of the scene into a first subset of images; instructions that cause the processor to group a second number of images that occur in sequence within the input sequence of images of the scene into a second subset of images; instructions that cause the processor to generate a first combined image by applying an arithmetic algorithm to the first subset of images; instructions that cause the processor to generate a second combined image by applying the arithmetic algorithm to the second subset of images; instructions that cause the processor to create a composite mask based on at least the first combined image and the second combined image; instructions that cause the processor to generate a composite image using the composite mask and one of at least the first combined image or the second combined image; and instructions that cause the processor to output the composite image. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An imaging system, comprising:
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a memory; and an image processing unit coupled to the memory; wherein the processing unit is configured to execute a method for reducing scintillation in an image of a scene, the method comprising; receiving an input sequence of images of the scene; grouping a first number of images that occur in sequence within the input sequence of images of the scene into a first subset of images; grouping a second number of images that occur in sequence within the input sequence of images of the scene into a second subset of images; generating a first combined image by applying an arithmetic algorithm to the first subset of images; generating a second combined image by applying the arithmetic algorithm to the second subset of images; creating a composite mask based on at least the first combined image and the second combined image; generating a composite image using the composite mask and one of at least the first combined image or the second combined image; and outputting the composite image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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