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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1998
Michael P Keyes, Fairport, NY (US);
Karen A Hoff, Fairport, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for processing a digital image comprising the steps of: providing a digital image from an original image on exposed photographic media; determining the exposure of the original image; and based on the exposure, sharpening the digital image using an image sharpening system. A method of processing a digital image comprising the steps of: providing a digital image from an original image on exposed photographic media; determining the type of the photographic media and magnification to produce the final image; and based on the type of the photographic media, sharpening the digital image using an image sharpening system. A method of processing a digital image comprising the steps of: providing a digital image from an original image on exposed photographic media and magnification to produce the final image; determining the type of the photographic media; determining the exposure of the original image; deriving the print grain index from the media type, magnification, and exposure of the original image; determining the sharpening level of the digital image based on the print grain index; and sharpening the digital image using an image sharpening system.