Method and system of processing an image containing undesirable pixels
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1. A method of processing an image containing undesirable pixels, said method comprising:
- receiving a coarse identification of a location of the undesirable pixels, wherein the coarse identification includes identification of at least one undesirable pixel and at least one desirable pixel in the image;
automatically determining, by a computer, an area in the image to be analyzed for undesirable pixel values according to the coarse identification received based upon a shape of the undesirable pixels being identified;
in the area determined to be analyzed, automatically classifying the pixels as one of undesirable and desirable; and
storing the classifications of the pixels.
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In a method of processing an image containing undesirable pixels, a coarse identification of a location of the undesirable pixels is received. The coarse identification includes identification of at least one undesirable pixel and at least one desirable pixel in the image. An area in the image to be analyzed for undesirable pixel values is automatically determined according to the coarse identification received. In addition, in the area determined to be analyzed, the pixels are automatically classified as one of undesirable and desirable and the classifications of the pixels are stored.
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1. A method of processing an image containing undesirable pixels, said method comprising:
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receiving a coarse identification of a location of the undesirable pixels, wherein the coarse identification includes identification of at least one undesirable pixel and at least one desirable pixel in the image; automatically determining, by a computer, an area in the image to be analyzed for undesirable pixel values according to the coarse identification received based upon a shape of the undesirable pixels being identified; in the area determined to be analyzed, automatically classifying the pixels as one of undesirable and desirable; and storing the classifications of the pixels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An imaging system comprising:
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a detection unit; a data storage; and a computerized controller configured to receive a coarse identification of a location of an undesirable object in an image, said coarse identification including identification of at least one undesirable pixel and at least one desirable pixel in the image, wherein the controller is further configured to at least one of invoke and implement the detection unit to determine an area in the image to be analyzed for undesirable pixels according to the received coarse identification and an identification of a shape of the undesirable object to be located, to classify the pixels contained in the area to be analyzed as one of undesirable and desirable, and to store the pixel classifications in the data storage. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium on which is embedded one or more computer programs, said one or more computer programs implementing a method for processing an image containing undesirable pixels, said one or more computer programs comprising computer readable code for:
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receiving a coarse identification of a location of the undesirable pixels, wherein the coarse identification includes identification of at least one undesirable pixel and at least one non-defective pixel in the image; automatically determining an area in the image to be analyzed for undesirable pixel values according to the coarse identification received, wherein the area to be analyzed is further based upon a shape of the undesirable pixels being identified; in the area determined to be analyzed, automatically classifying the pixels as one of undesirable and desirable; and storing the classifications of the pixels. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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