System and method for enhancing the legibility of degraded images

US8995782B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8995782-B2
Application numberUS-201113301436-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 21, 2011
Priority dateNov 21, 2011
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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Disclosed are embodiments for a system, method, and computer program product for performing an process on an original image, the process being implemented by a computer system performs a comprising the at least one computer: performing an process on an image that renders the processed image legible than then the original image, wherein the analysis segregates dark pixels of the image from light pixels of the image. The method can comprise: first converting the image into a grayscale image. The method comprises processing a pixel area for each pixel of the image is a dark pixel or a light pixel and determining if a pixel is proximate to an edge.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for performing a process on an image, the process being implemented by a computer system comprising at least one data storage device in which is stored image data for images, at least one computer and at least one computer readable medium storing thereon computer code which when executed by the at least one computer performs the method, the method comprising the at least one computer: performing an analysis on an image that renders the image from a…

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What does patent US8995782B2 cover?
Disclosed are embodiments for a system, method, and computer program product for performing an process on an original image, the process being implemented by a computer system performs a comprising the at least one computer: performing an process on an image that renders the processed image legible than then the original image, wherein the analysis segregates dark pixels of the image from light…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Parker Jon, Frieder Gideon, Frieder Ophir, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06K9/40. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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