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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2021
Leica Microsystems Cms Gmbh, Wetzlar, DE;
Kai Walter, Schriesheim, DE;
Constantin Kappel, Schriesheim, DE;
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH, Wetzlar, DE;
Abstract
A method for improving signal-to-noise of image frames is provided. The method includes estimating a representative velocity of an optical flow in an image frame sequence. The method also includes determining an interpolation factor from the representative velocity of the optical flow. The method also includes employing a trained artificial neural network for generating an expanded image frame sequence. The expanded image frame sequence includes a number of interpolating image frames. Each interpolating image frame interpolates between subsequent image frames of the image frame sequence. The number of interpolating image frames corresponds to the interpolation factor. The method also includes computing a time-dependent combination of image frames from the expanded image frame sequence to generate an output image frame sequence.