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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2014
SK Telecom Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Seoul, KR;
Yongsup Park, Seoul, KR;
Donghahk Lee, Seoul, KR;
Changsu Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jinhwan Kim, Goyang-si, KR;
Wondong Jang, Seoul, KR;
SK TELECOM CO., LTD., Seoul, KR;
KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus for removing haze from an image includes a haze brightness measurer, a transmission estimator and an image reconstructor. The haze brightness measurer is configured to measure haze brightness in the image. The transmission estimator is configured to estimate a blockwise transmission based on a final cost function value calculated by a contrast and an image loss of the image, and to estimate a pixelwise transmission by using the blockwise transmission. The image reconstructor is configured to generate a reconstructed image by using the haze brightness and the pixelwise transmission.