Eastman-kodak Company

Eagle Technology, LLC

Exelis Inc.

Sharon R Lunt

David T Southby

John F Sawyer

Scott Channing Sutton

Michael Vaughn

Stacey Casella

Russell Barkley

Mark Edward Irving

Kenneth Joseph Reed

James A Friday

Annabel A Muenter

Louis Elbert Friedrich

Robert A Arcus

Stuart T Gordon

JoAnn D Hanna

Mitchell M Lin

Methods and systems in accordance with the present invention provide a continuum measure of visibility from a single image without prior knowledge of the camera system or the cameras in the system. This may be, for example, a score on the weather visibility quality of the image, ranging from good to poor, or a numeric score representing the weather visibility quality of the terrain in the image. This may be done without prior knowledge of the camera system, the camera that took the image, or the environment. It is also done with the single image without using multiple images, or reference images. The system derives a real-time continuum measure of visibility from a single daytime image, with unknown camera quality, system configuration, and environmental conditions.

Method and system for a measure of visibility from a single daytime image

A system for processing a multiband image, including digital computer memory for storing a multiband image having multiple bands of image data; and processing circuitry for processing the multiband image, wherein the processing circuitry (a) determines pixel locations in the bands of the multiband image having values above the band-specific white value threshold for each of the bands of the multiband image, (b) determines a band-specific correction factor for each of plural bands of the multiband image based on the determined pixel locations, and (c) applies the corresponding band-specific correction factor to the respective plural bands of the multiband image to produce a corrected image.

Band dependent linearization for multiband remotely sensed and aerial imagery

A method of processing a silver bromoiodide photographic element comprising contacting the photographic element with a color developer for less than 120 seconds; wherein the photographic element comprises a support and more than one dye forming unit, and wherein the dye forming unit closest to the support contains an electron transfer agent releasing compound represented by the formula:CAR-(L)-ETAwherein:

Method of processing a photographic element containing electron transfer agent releasing couplers

A multicolor negative image capture film element comprises multiple silver halide emulsion layers that together exhibit a more gradually sloped density to exposure relationship than is customary while providing a combination of improved latitude and desirable overexposure printing density reduction.

Color negative film

Disclosed is a color photographic element comprising a multilayered blue light sensitive record, a multilayered green light sensitive record, and a multilayered red light sensitive record, the red record comprising two or more layers of differing light sensitivity, the most light sensitive layer of the red record containing a red light sensitized first emulsion having at least one wavelength of peak absorption, and at least one of the two most light sensitive layers of the red record containing a red sensitized second emulsion, wherein the first emulsion exhibits, as measured at 0.2 density units above Dmin, at least one wavelength of peak absorption that is longer than the shortest wavelength of peak absorption of the second emulsion. The element provides an advantageous combination of speed and color rendition.

Photographic element and package

A color photographic element comprises a support and at least one dye image forming layer unit comprising gelatin-peptized radiation-sensitive silver halide grains, a fragmentable electron donating compound; and an electron transfer agent releasing compound.

Color photographic elements of increased sensitivity

This invention relates to a photographic element comprising a support and at least two silver halide emulsion layers wherein at least one emulsion layer contains an electron transfer agent releasing compound represented by the formula:

Photographic recording material for accelerated development

A photographically useful high bromide tabular grain silver halide emulsion is disclosed in which iodide is incorporated in a tabular grain central region to lower contrast and in a peripheral region zone to increase photoefficiency. A further increase in photoefficiency is provided by an annular spacer region interposed between the central region and peripheral region zone having a lower iodide content than either.

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Webster, NY, United States of America

Sharon R Lunt