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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2002
Applicants:
Walter Kraft, Zurich, CH;
Marc Nussbaumer, Zurich, CH;
Inventors:
Walter Kraft, Zurich, CH;
Marc Nussbaumer, Zurich, CH;
Assignee:
Imaging Solutions AG, Regensdorf, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/40 (2006.01); G06K 9/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for the image sharpening of a photographic image with a multitude of image elements is disclosed, wherein a correction mask for the change of the image sharpness is determined from the image data representing the image to be corrected, whereby the elements of the correction mask for the change of the image sharpness locally describe the degree of contrast change to be carried out for the individual image elements, and whereby additional information relating to the image is used for the determination of the elements in addition to information on the local contrast.