Image processing using a bilateral grid

US9047656B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9047656-B2
Application numberUS-201414267774-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 1, 2014
Priority dateJan 20, 2009
Publication dateJun 2, 2015
Grant dateJun 2, 2015

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A method of processing a digital image. The method comprises: populating ( 100 ) a bilateral grid ( 10 ) comprising a plurality of cells ( 20 ), based on information obtained from the image, each cell comprising at least one value; then cumulatively integrating ( 110 ) the at least one value over the bilateral grid to form an integrated grid comprising integrated values; generating ( 120 ) a modified bilateral grid, comprising computing the sum of the at least one value over a predetermined rectangular box of cells of the bilateral grid, by using the integrated values corresponding to the corners of the box; and slicing ( 130 ) the modified bilateral grid to generate an output image.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of filtering a digital image, comprising: populating a bilateral grid comprising a plurality of cells, based on information obtained from the image, each cell comprising at least one value; cumulatively integrating the at least one value over the bilateral grid in a single pass to form an integrated grid comprising integrated values; generating a modified bilateral grid, comprising computing the sum of the at least one value over a predete…

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What does patent US9047656B2 cover?
A method of processing a digital image. The method comprises: populating ( 100 ) a bilateral grid ( 10 ) comprising a plurality of cells ( 20 ), based on information obtained from the image, each cell comprising at least one value; then cumulatively integrating ( 110 ) the at least one value over the bilateral grid to form an integrated grid comprising integrated values; generating ( 120 ) a mo…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Entropic Communications Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06T5/20. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 02 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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