Enhancing dynamic ranges of images
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1. A controller for use in displaying images, the controller configured to:
- obtain image data;
downsample the image data to yield downsampled image data;
process the downsampled image data to both;
yield driving values for elements of a light source layer in a display; and
yield an enhancement function for use in modifying the image data to yield higher-dynamic-range image data, the higher-dynamic-range image data having at least one enhancement region comprising enhancement-region pixels;
wherein compared to the image data, the higher-dynamic-range image data comprises increased luminance values of the enhancement-region pixels in the enhancement region.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus according to various aspects take as input image data in a lower-dynamic-range (LDR) format and produce as output enhanced image data having a dynamic range greater than that of the input image data (i.e. higher-dynamic range (HDR) image data). In some embodiments, the methods are applied to video data and are performed in real-time (i.e. processing of video frames to enhance the dynamic range of the video frames is completed at least on average at the frame rate of the video signal).
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22 Claims
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1. A controller for use in displaying images, the controller configured to:
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obtain image data; downsample the image data to yield downsampled image data; process the downsampled image data to both; yield driving values for elements of a light source layer in a display; and yield an enhancement function for use in modifying the image data to yield higher-dynamic-range image data, the higher-dynamic-range image data having at least one enhancement region comprising enhancement-region pixels; wherein compared to the image data, the higher-dynamic-range image data comprises increased luminance values of the enhancement-region pixels in the enhancement region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for displaying images, the method comprising:
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obtaining image data defining an image; downsampling the image data to yield downsampled image data; processing the downsampled image data to both; yield driving values for elements of a light source layer in a display; and yield an enhancement function for use in modifying the image data to yield higher-dynamic-range image data, the higher-dynamic-range image data having at least one enhancement region comprising enhancement-region pixels wherein the enhancement-region pixels have increased luminance values as compared to corresponding pixels in the image data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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