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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:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Greg L. Archer, Rochester, NY (US);
Larry W. Wilkinson, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/40 ; G06K 9/44 ; G06T 5/00 ; G06T 5/20 ; G06F 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/40 ; G06K 9/44 ; G06T 5/00 ; G06T 5/20 ; G06F 1/700 ;
Abstract
A rank filter suitable for use in real-time signal processing and image processing applications, for example, for improving an image. The rank filter can be implemented in software or hardware, employed in single- and multi-dimensions, and within any specified window. A link-list algorithm is combined with a memory array for storing and ordering the data.