General image enhancement framework
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1. A method comprising:
- forming an approximated image from an original input image;
forming a pre-enhancement map by differentiating said approximated image from said input image;
enhancing said pre -enhancement map according to an image enhancement technique forming an enhanced map thereby; and
combining said enhanced map with said approximated image to generate an enhanced image.
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A method comprising forming an approximated image from an original input image, forming a pre-enhancement map by differentiating the approximated image from the input image, enhancing the pre-enhancement map according to an image enhancement technique forming an enhanced map thereby, and combining the enhanced map with the approximated image to generate an enhanced image.
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1. A method comprising:
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forming an approximated image from an original input image; forming a pre-enhancement map by differentiating said approximated image from said input image; enhancing said pre -enhancement map according to an image enhancement technique forming an enhanced map thereby; and combining said enhanced map with said approximated image to generate an enhanced image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10)
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8. A system comprising:
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an approximator configured to generate an approximated image of an input image; a differential mapping module coupled to said approximator, said differential mapping module configured to generate a pre-enhancement map from said input image and said approximated image; an enhancement module coupled to said differential mapping module, configured to enhance said pre-enhancement map and form an enhancement map therefrom; and a constructor coupled to said enhancement module, configured to combine said enhanced module map and said approximated image outputting an enhanced version of said input image therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (9, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An article comprising:
a computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause; generating an approximated image from an input image; generating a pre-enhancement map by differentiating said approximated image from said input image; enhancing said pre-enhancement map to form an enhanced map; and combining said enhanced map with said approximated image to form an enhanced image.
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