Method and apparatus for on-line data enhancement
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1. Apparatus for on-line data enhancement comprising:
- means for receiving input data;
means for gathering a histogram of said input data;
means for providing a histogram transformation function operative to convert said input data to output data having a desired one of a plurality of selectable output histograms, said plurality of selectable output histograms including non-flat histograms; and
a look up table for applying said histogram transformation function to said input data.
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Abstract
Apparatus for on-line data enhancement including apparatus for receiving data, apparatus for applying a histogram transformation to the received data including a look-up table embodied in a rewritable memory; apparatus for determining the histogram transformation in response to a histogram of the received data; and apparatus for producing a histogram of the received data.
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19 Claims
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1. Apparatus for on-line data enhancement comprising:
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means for receiving input data; means for gathering a histogram of said input data; means for providing a histogram transformation function operative to convert said input data to output data having a desired one of a plurality of selectable output histograms, said plurality of selectable output histograms including non-flat histograms; and a look up table for applying said histogram transformation function to said input data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for applying a histogram transformation to received data comprising the steps of:
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receiving input data; gathering a histogram of said input data; providing a histogram transformation function operative to convert said input data to output data having a desired one of a plurality of selectable output histograms, said plurality of selectable output histograms including non-flat histograms; inserting said histogram transformation function into a look-up table embodied in a rewritable memory; and applying said input data to said look-up table for desired histogram transformation thereof. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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