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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
May. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
John Richardson, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Donald M. Wichern, Ogden, UT (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/357 (2011.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/357 (2013.01); G06T 5/003 (2013.01); H04N 5/142 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20192 (2013.01); H04N 2005/2255 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for enhancing edges within an image in a light deficient environment, which utilizes knowledge of the expected noise pixel by pixel, to control the strength of the edge enhancement and thereby limit the impact of the enhancement on the perception of noise.