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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:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Albert D. Edgar, Austin, TX (US);
Thomas A. Dundon, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 5/00 ; G06T 7/00 ; H04N 1/409 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 5/00 ; G06T 7/00 ; H04N 1/409 ;
Abstract
A system and method for correcting defects in an image. A correction area surrounding the defective pixel is dynamically chosen to include a predetermined percentage of non-defective pixels. The percentage is varied as a function of the size of the surrounding region, such that the percentage decreases as the size of the region increases. The shape of the surrounding area may be varied to further enhance the correction procedure. A center of gravity is maintained around the defective pixel by defining subregions surrounding the pixel.