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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2002
Piergiorgo Sartor, Fellbach, DE;
Peter Wagner, Waiblingen, DE;
Piergiorgo Sartor, Fellbach, DE;
Peter Wagner, Waiblingen, DE;
Sony Deutschland GmbH, Cologne, DE;
Abstract
A method for enhancing the quality of an image, in particular with respect to its contrast properties, comprises the step of calculating a histogram for an input image (S), equalizing the input image on the basis of the calculated histogram to obtain a corresponding histogram equalized image (S), wherein the histogram equalized image and the input image are merged/mixed/blended (S) to obtain an output image, wherein merging/mixing/blending is weighted (S) in dependency of the content of the input image and/or of other input image data relating to the input image. This makes it possible to further improve the quality of histogram equalized images.