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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Zhengyu Pang, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Robert John Filkins, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Inventors:
Zhengyu Pang, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Robert John Filkins, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 5/009 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10064 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30024 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for scaling an image taken at a given exposure time to a selected exposure time. The method generally comprises: determining a dark pixel intensity of an imaging device; acquiring a first image at a given exposure time; and adjusting a pixel intensity of one or more pixels in the first image, based at least in part on the dark pixel intensity, for a second exposure time that is different from the given exposure time.