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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2002
Edward B. Gindele, Rochester, NY (US);
Joel S. Lawther, Rochester, NY (US);
David C. Smart, Fairport, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
In a photography method, a determination is made that a set of captured images includes one or more encoded captured images having a partial shading encodement. The encodement has a predetermined edge pattern and is disposed within a predetermined subarea of an image. An encoded captured image is digitized to provide a digital image having a plurality of pixels. A plurality of pixel templates of an edge pattern and the pixels in the subarea of the digital image are convolved to provide a plurality of template position metrics. Each pixel template has the same shape. Each pixel template is differently located in said subarea. The highest of the template position metrics and a predetermined threshold template position metric value of the edge pattern are compared. The digital image is digitally modified when said highest template position metric matches the threshold template position metric value.