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Correcting exposure and tone scale of digital images captured by an image capture device

  • US 6,473,199 B1
  • Filed: 12/18/1998
  • Issued: 10/29/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for correcting for exposure in a digital image which was captured by an image capture device and which is to be printed on a printer which forms monochrome or color images, on a medium, comprising the steps of:

  • a) providing a plurality of exposure and tone scale correcting transforms, each such transform being unique to an exposure condition and which corrects exposure and tone scale for a digital image captured by the capture device for such unique exposure conditions and to be printed by the printer; and

    b) selecting the appropriate transform from the plurality of transforms and using such selected transform to transform the digital image and produce a new digital image which is corrected for exposure and tone scale when printed from the printer.

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