Providing improved high resolution image
First Claim
1. A method for using low resolution images and at least one high resolution image of a scene captured by the same image capture device to provide an improved high resolution image, comprising:
- a) using the image capture device to capture a plurality of low resolution images of the scene and at least one high resolution image of the scene having a resolution greater than that of the low resolution images;
b) combining the low resolution images to provide an aggregate low resolution image; and
c) combining the high resolution image with the aggregate low resolution image to provide the improved high resolution image by;
i) interpolating the aggregate low resolution image to provide an aggregate high resolution image;
ii) reducing the resolution of the high resolution image to provide a representative low resolution image that could have been captured by the image capture device;
iii) interpolating the representative low resolution image to producing a blurred high resolution image;
iv) calculating an image difference map from the aggregate high resolution image and the blurred high resolution image; and
v) using the image difference map along with the aggregate high resolution image and the high resolution image to produce an improved high resolution image.
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Abstract
A method for producing an improved high resolution image is disclosed including capturing low resolution images and a high resolution image; combining the low resolution images to provide an aggregate low resolution image; reducing the resolution of the high resolution image and then interpolated to produce a blurred high resolution image; calculating an image difference map using the aggregate high resolution image and blurred high resolution image; and using the image difference map along with the aggregate high resolution image and the high resolution image to produce an improved high resolution image.
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6 Claims
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1. A method for using low resolution images and at least one high resolution image of a scene captured by the same image capture device to provide an improved high resolution image, comprising:
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a) using the image capture device to capture a plurality of low resolution images of the scene and at least one high resolution image of the scene having a resolution greater than that of the low resolution images; b) combining the low resolution images to provide an aggregate low resolution image; and c) combining the high resolution image with the aggregate low resolution image to provide the improved high resolution image by; i) interpolating the aggregate low resolution image to provide an aggregate high resolution image; ii) reducing the resolution of the high resolution image to provide a representative low resolution image that could have been captured by the image capture device; iii) interpolating the representative low resolution image to producing a blurred high resolution image; iv) calculating an image difference map from the aggregate high resolution image and the blurred high resolution image; and v) using the image difference map along with the aggregate high resolution image and the high resolution image to produce an improved high resolution image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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