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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
May. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Hong Yeom Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyoung Ho Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Hong Yeom Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyoung Ho Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
NEXTCHIP CO., LTD., Seongnam-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/40 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 5/40 (2013.01); G06T 5/009 (2013.01); H04N 5/23229 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for recovering images damaged by weather phenomena, including: an input unit for receiving an image; a damaged image detection unit for detecting an image damaged by weather phenomena; an image recovery unit for recovering the damaged image; and an output unit for outputting the recovered image, wherein the damaged image recovery unit can recover the contrast and/or color of the damaged image.