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Number: 382/274
Name: Image analysis > Image enhancement or restoration > Intensity, brightness, contrast, or shading correction
Description: Subject matter which involves correcting pixel* values for variations in ambient lighting or the optimum brightness, intensity or contrast range of an image to enhance desired image features.


Patents under this class:

Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7623732 Method and apparatus for digital image filtering with discrete filter kernels using graphics hardware Nov. 24, 2009
7623724 Interface method and system for mapping image intensity Nov. 24, 2009
7623141 Methods and systems for sub-pixel rendering with gamma adjustment Nov. 24, 2009
7620266 Robust and efficient foreground analysis for real-time video surveillance Nov. 17, 2009
7620249 Analysis of patterns Nov. 17, 2009
7620239 Color determination device and color determination method Nov. 17, 2009
7620206 Image processing device and method, and distribution medium Nov. 17, 2009
7616233 Perfecting of digital image capture parameters within acquisition devices using face detection Nov. 10, 2009
7616214 Method and apparatus for generating characteristic data of illumination around image display device Nov. 10, 2009
7613363 Image superresolution through edge extraction and contrast enhancement Nov. 3, 2009
7613338 Image processing method and apparatus, program, and storage medium Nov. 3, 2009
7609909 Image density test chart and method for determining image density level Oct. 27, 2009
7609908 Method for adjusting the brightness of a digital image utilizing belief values Oct. 27, 2009
7609907 Visualization of field of view constraints Oct. 27, 2009
7609883 Method and apparatus for compensating for uneven lighting in an image Oct. 27, 2009
7609880 Display apparatus and its control method Oct. 27, 2009
7609869 Processing method for a two-dimensional initial image and objects corresponding thereto Oct. 27, 2009
7609419 Image scanning apparatus and method Oct. 27, 2009
7606439 Method for extracting raw data from an image resulting from a camera shot Oct. 20, 2009
7606415 Image gradation correction based on switching resolution of correction coefficients Oct. 20, 2009
7605825 Fast zoom-adaptable anti-aliasing of lines using a graphics processing unit Oct. 20, 2009
7602992 Image processing device, method, and program Oct. 13, 2009
7602988 Method for adjusting saturation and contrast of an area of an image and apparatus thereof Oct. 13, 2009
7602969 Imaging data processing method, imaging data processing device, and computer program Oct. 13, 2009
7602960 System and method for measuring thin film thickness variations and for compensating for the variations Oct. 13, 2009
7602952 Scanner having spatial light modulator Oct. 13, 2009
7599575 Method and apparatus for reducing noise in a sequence of fluoroscopic images Oct. 6, 2009
7599574 Signal processing apparatus, signal processing method, correction value generation apparatus, correction value generation method, and display apparatus manufacturing method Oct. 6, 2009
7599573 Image processing device, method, and program Oct. 6, 2009
7599550 Method for accurate real-time compensation for changing illumination spectra in digital video cameras Oct. 6, 2009
7599519 Method and apparatus for detecting structural elements of subjects Oct. 6, 2009
7598966 Methods and systems for automatically rendering information on a display of a building information system Oct. 6, 2009
7596280 Video acquisition with integrated GPU processing Sep. 29, 2009
7595825 Image pickup system and image processing program Sep. 29, 2009
7595800 Signal processing device, method, and program Sep. 29, 2009
7593835 Reformulated atmospheric band model method for modeling atmospheric propagation at arbitrarily fine spectral resolution and expanded capabilities. Sep. 22, 2009
7593591 Method and apparatus for increasing contrast in a digital image Sep. 22, 2009
7593590 Image status estimating method, image correcting method, image correction apparatus, and storage medium Sep. 22, 2009
7593587 Spectral feature generation using high-pass filtering for scene anomaly detection Sep. 22, 2009
7593570 Image processing method and apparatus and storage medium Sep. 22, 2009
7593141 Image apparatus with batch scan and real time display and method of the same Sep. 22, 2009
7590304 Signal processing device, method, and program Sep. 15, 2009
7590303 Image enhancement method using local illumination correction Sep. 15, 2009
7590301 Method and system for correcting defective pixels of a color image Sep. 15, 2009
7590285 Imaging apparatus and method of processing images Sep. 15, 2009
7589729 Image synthesis by rank-1 lattices Sep. 15, 2009
7586631 Image quality correction method, image data processing device, data storing/reproducing method, data batch-processing system, data processing method, and data processing system Sep. 8, 2009
7583857 System and method for salient region feature based 3D multi modality registration of medical images Sep. 1, 2009
7583417 Bi-directional scanning and imaging with scanning compensation Sep. 1, 2009
7580588 Image processing apparatus, image reading apparatus, and image forming apparatus Aug. 25, 2009



 
 
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