Method to measure local image similarity and its application in image processing

US9014490B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9014490-B2
Application numberUS-93196211-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 15, 2011
Priority dateFeb 15, 2011
Publication dateApr 21, 2015
Grant dateApr 21, 2015

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A method for effectively performing local image similarity measurement is proposed. A system equipped with such a method for effectively performing an image processing task includes an image processor that performs an intermediate-results calculation procedure to calculate intermediate result values that are based upon corresponding pixels of a target patch and one or more similar patches. The image processor typically moves the target patch of the intermediate-results calculation to different locations in a raster order or some other organized order. The image processor then performs an intermediate-results combination procedure by calculating appropriate statistics of the intermediate result values to produce processed pixel values. A processor device typically controls the image processor to effectively perform the image processing tasks including, but not limited to, demosaicing and denoising.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for effectively performing local image similarity measurement and a system equipped with such a method for performing an image processing task with an electronic device, comprising: an image processor that performs an intermediate-results calculation procedure to calculate intermediate result values that are based upon corresponding pixels of a target patch from a current image frame and similar patches from said current image frame, said image proc…

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What does patent US9014490B2 cover?
A method for effectively performing local image similarity measurement is proposed. A system equipped with such a method for effectively performing an image processing task includes an image processor that performs an intermediate-results calculation procedure to calculate intermediate result values that are based upon corresponding pixels of a target patch and one or more similar patches. The …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Dong Xiaogang, Baqai Farhan, Nishio Kenichi, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06K9/6215. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 21 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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