Patents
Patents for G06T 5 - Image enhancement or restoration, e.g. from bit-mapped to bit-mapped creating a similar image (36,832)
01/1997
01/08/1997EP0752183A1 Color image reproduction of scenes with preferential tone mapping
01/08/1997EP0685089B1 Process for improving the visibility of lined structures in a digital image
01/07/1997US5592592 Method and apparatus for minimizing artifacts in images produced by error diffusion halftoning utilizing ink reduction processing
01/07/1997US5592571 Digital pixel-accurate intensity processing method for image information enhancement
01/07/1997US5592310 Image processing method and apparatus
01/07/1997CA2034638C Data conversion system for line-narrowing a pattern
01/03/1997WO1997000573A2 Composing an image from sub-images
01/03/1997WO1997000495A1 Printer driver having gamut-mapped colors
01/02/1997EP0751674A2 Image reproducing method and apparatus
01/02/1997EP0751483A1 Method and apparatus for temporal filtering of noise in an image sequence
01/02/1997EP0751482A1 Method and apparatus for temporal filtering of noise in an image sequence
01/02/1997EP0751473A1 Locating features in an image
01/02/1997EP0750775A1 Multi-level to bi-level raster shape converter
12/1996
12/31/1996US5590165 Method for generating fat distribution image by CT system
12/31/1996US5589950 Image forming apparatus that corrects input gray level-output gray level characteristic data such that output gray levels gradually increase with higher input gray levels near a boundary
12/31/1996US5589851 Multi-level to bi-level raster shape converter
12/31/1996US5588433 Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
12/27/1996WO1996042165A2 A transform artifact reduction process
12/27/1996WO1996042070A1 Apparatus for image enhancement, and related method
12/27/1996WO1996042066A1 Methods and apparatus for image reconstruction
12/27/1996EP0750272A2 Image binarization apparatus and method
12/27/1996EP0601116B1 Apparatus for generating an anti-aliased display image halo
12/24/1996US5588093 Color mapping to preserve detail
12/24/1996US5588071 Identifying an area of interest using histogram data arranged in predetermined sequence
12/24/1996US5587927 Detecting apparatus for detecting a contour of a moving region in a dynamic image
12/24/1996US5587811 Halftone screen using spot function to rank pixels following one or more design rules
12/24/1996US5587728 Method for printing an image on a substrate
12/24/1996US5587656 Magnetic resonance imaging method and apparatus
12/19/1996WO1996041309A1 An iterative technique for refining color correction look-up tables
12/19/1996WO1996041301A1 Image enhancement method and apparatus
12/18/1996EP0749097A1 Contour extraction method by a mixed approach involving active contours and tracking
12/18/1996EP0748488A1 Mass detection by computer using digital mammograms of the same breast taken from different viewing directions
12/18/1996EP0748487A1 Automatic segmentation, skinline and nipple detection in digital mammograms
12/18/1996CN1138401A Method, post-processing filter, and video compression system for suppressing mosquito and blocking artifacts
12/17/1996US5586203 Method and apparatus for generating a halftone pattern for a multi-level output device
12/17/1996US5586200 Segmentation based image compression system
12/17/1996US5586199 Method for determining orientation of contour line segment in local area and for determining straight line and corner
12/17/1996US5585841 Imaging system with automatic hardcopy compensation
12/17/1996CA2063158C System for detecting an edge of an image
12/12/1996WO1996039676A1 Method and apparatus for non-contact signature imaging
12/12/1996WO1996039642A1 Nuclear imaging enhancer
12/11/1996EP0748109A2 Screening system and method for color reproduction in offset printing
12/11/1996EP0747855A2 Method and apparatus for enhancing a digital image
12/11/1996EP0746840A1 Single frame buffer image processing system
12/10/1996US5583661 Method of and apparatus for processing an image
12/10/1996US5583659 Multi-windowing technique for thresholding an image using local image properties
12/10/1996US5583656 Methods and apparatus for attaching compressed look-up table (LUT) representations of N to M-dimensional transforms to image data and for processing image data utilizing the attached compressed LUTs
12/10/1996US5583646 Apparatus for distinguishing image portions through image expansion
12/10/1996US5583346 Method for detecting prospective abnormal patterns
12/05/1996WO1996038815A1 Automatic border delineation and dimensioning of regions using contrast enhanced imaging
12/05/1996WO1996033474A3 Eliminating block artifacts from a compressed image by extrapolation
12/05/1996CA2220177A1 Automatic border delineation and dimensioning of regions using contrast enhanced imaging
12/03/1996US5581675 Method of and apparatus for converting format of an image having linear color variation
12/03/1996US5581370 Method of improving the contrast in a natural scene image
12/03/1996US5581292 Method and apparatus for enhancing charged area developed regions in a tri-level printing system
11/1996
11/28/1996WO1996037785A1 Image quality improvement on raster display
11/28/1996WO1996030860A3 Method and apparatus for removing superimposed lines and restoring pixel values in images containing recurring patterns
11/28/1996WO1996024114A3 Method and apparatus for separating foreground from background in images containing text
11/27/1996EP0744864A2 Colour correction device
11/27/1996EP0744861A1 Resolution enhancement with template matching
11/27/1996EP0744157A1 Digital angiographic apparatus
11/26/1996US5579457 Image display apparatus and method using irregularly placed curving structures
11/26/1996US5579450 Image processing apparatus involving comparison of densities of three contiguous pixels
11/26/1996US5579445 Image resolution conversion method that employs statistically generated multiple morphological filters
11/26/1996US5579417 Image processing apparatus
11/26/1996US5579409 Methods for determining the exterior points of an object in a background
11/26/1996US5579406 Apparatus and method for outline data processing
11/26/1996US5579405 Method and apparatus for contour vector image processing
11/26/1996US5579402 Method for constructing a histogram in digital image processing by statistical pixel sampling
11/26/1996US5579360 Mass detection by computer using digital mammograms of the same breast taken from different viewing directions
11/21/1996WO1996036944A1 Method and apparatus for fast two-dimensional cosine transform filtering
11/21/1996WO1996036943A1 Image noise reduction system using a wiener variant filter in a pyramid image representation
11/21/1996WO1996036942A1 System and method for image edge detection and reflection using discrete cosine transforms
11/21/1996WO1996036940A1 A system and method for color recovery using discrete cosine transforms
11/21/1996WO1996036939A1 A system and method for sample rate conversion of an image using discrete cosine transforms
11/21/1996DE19517178C1 Image restoration using background cleaning process
11/21/1996CA2221276A1 Image noise reduction system using a wiener variant filter in a pyramid image representation
11/21/1996CA2221243A1 A system and method for color recovery using discrete cosine transforms
11/21/1996CA2215133A1 A system and method for sample rate conversion of an image using discrete cosine transforms
11/21/1996CA2194494A1 Method and apparatus for fast two-dimensional cosine transform filtering
11/20/1996EP0743617A2 Image processing method and apparatus thereof
11/20/1996EP0742984A1 Apparatus and method for creating film-like video
11/20/1996EP0742981A1 Method and apparatus for converting color scanner signals into colorimetric values
11/19/1996US5577134 Method and apparatus for encoding a segmented image without loss of information
11/19/1996US5577131 Device for segmenting textured images and image segmentation system comprising such a device
11/19/1996US5576811 Image recording apparatus for controlling image in high quality and image quality control method thereof
11/19/1996US5576548 Nuclear imaging enhancer
11/19/1996US5575794 Tool for implanting a fiducial marker
11/14/1996WO1996036180A1 Process for preparing an object mask for video monitoring systems
11/14/1996WO1996036014A1 Computer-aided diagnosis system and method
11/14/1996WO1996036008A1 Background cleaning of electronically scanned images
11/14/1996DE19517300A1 Image sharpness enhancing method for three=dimensional image
11/14/1996DE19517028A1 Verfahren zur Erstellung einer Objektmaske für Videoüberwachungsanlagen Procedure for Creating an object mask for video surveillance systems
11/13/1996EP0742536A1 Method of recognising one or more irradiation fields
11/13/1996EP0485459B1 Apparatus and method for transforming a digitized signal of an image
11/12/1996US5574833 Image processing apparatus for the smooth enlargement and multileveling output of an image
11/12/1996US5574803 Character thinning using emergent behavior of populations of competitive locally independent processes
11/12/1996US5574658 Method of designing optimum skeleton and plate structures
11/07/1996WO1996035295A1 Improved post-processing method and apparatus for use in an image signal decoding system
11/07/1996WO1996035291A1 Apparatus for use in color correction in an electronic imaging system