Ghost artifact removal system and method

    公开(公告)号:US09916644B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-13

    申请号:US15261819

    申请日:2016-09-09

    Abstract: A method for removing a ghost artifact from a multiple-exposure image of a scene method includes steps of generating and segmenting a difference mask, determining a lower threshold and an upper threshold, generating a refined mask, and generating a corrected image. The difference mask includes a plurality of absolute differences in luminance-values between the multiple-exposure image and a first image of the scene. The segmenting step involves segmenting the difference mask into a plurality of blocks. The lower and upper thresholds are based on statistical properties of the blocks. The method generates the refined mask by mapping each absolute difference to a respective one of a plurality refined values, of the refined mask, equal to a function of the absolute difference, the lower threshold, and the upper threshold. The corrected image is a weighted sum of the first image and the multiple-exposure image, weights being based on the refined mask.

    GHOST ARTIFACT REMOVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20180075586A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-15

    申请号:US15261819

    申请日:2016-09-09

    Abstract: A method for removing a ghost artifact from a multiple-exposure image of a scene method includes steps of generating and segmenting a difference mask, determining a lower threshold and an upper threshold, generating a refined mask, and generating a corrected image. The difference mask includes a plurality of absolute differences in luminance-values between the multiple-exposure image and a first image of the scene. The segmenting step involves segmenting the difference mask into a plurality of blocks. The lower and upper thresholds are based on statistical properties of the blocks. The method generates the refined mask by mapping each absolute difference to a respective one of a plurality refined values, of the refined mask, equal to a function of the absolute difference, the lower threshold, and the upper threshold. The corrected image is a weighted sum of the first image and the multiple-exposure image, weights being based on the refined mask.

    ENHANCED HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170264839A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-14

    申请号:US15064546

    申请日:2016-03-08

    Abstract: An imaging system includes an image sensor configured to capture a sequence of images including at least one low dynamic range (LDR) image and at least one high dynamic range (HDR) image. The imaging system also includes readout circuitry. The readout circuitry is coupled to read out image data captured by the image sensor. A processor is coupled to the readout circuitry to receive image data corresponding to the at least one LDR image and image data corresponding to the at least one HDR image. The processor is configured to combine high frequency image data extracted from image data corresponding to the at least one LDR image with low frequency image data extracted from image data corresponding to the at least one HDR image to form a composite image.

    Enhanced high dynamic range
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09900527B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-20

    申请号:US15064546

    申请日:2016-03-08

    Abstract: An imaging system includes an image sensor configured to capture a sequence of images including at least one low dynamic range (LDR) image and at least one high dynamic range (HDR) image. The imaging system also includes readout circuitry. The readout circuitry is coupled to read out image data captured by the image sensor. A processor is coupled to the readout circuitry to receive image data corresponding to the at least one LDR image and image data corresponding to the at least one HDR image. The processor is configured to combine high frequency image data extracted from image data corresponding to the at least one LDR image with low frequency image data extracted from image data corresponding to the at least one HDR image to form a composite image.

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