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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2003
Andrew C. Gallagher, Brockport, NY (US);
Jeffrey C. Snyder, Fairport, NY (US);
Andrew C. Gallagher, Brockport, NY (US);
Jeffrey C. Snyder, Fairport, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of processing an image to form an image pyramid having multiple image levels includes receiving a base level image comprising pixel values at pixel locations arranged in rows and columns; determining sample locations for a next level image in the pyramid such that the sample locations are arranged in a regular pattern and the sample locations exceed the range of the pixel locations of the base level image; determining the pixel values of the next level image by interpolating the pixel values of the base level image using an interpolation filter at the sample locations; and treating the next level image as the base level image and repeating steps of determining sample locations and pixel values until a predetermined number of pyramid image levels are generated, or until a predetermined condition is met.