摘要:
An “Image Denoiser” provides a probabilistic process for denoising color images by segmenting an input image into regions, estimating statistics within each region, and then estimating a clean (or denoised) image using a probabilistic model of image formation. In one embodiment, estimated blur between each region is used to reduce artificial sharpening of region boundaries resulting from denoising the input image. In further embodiments, the estimated blur is used for additional purposes, including sharpening edges between one or more regions, and selectively blurring or sharpening one or more specific regions of the image (i.e., “selective focus”) while maintaining the original blurring between the various regions.
摘要:
The described implementations relate to deblurring images. One system includes an imaging device configured to capture an image, a linear motion detector and a rotational motion detector. This system also includes a controller configured to receive a signal from the imaging device relating to capture of the image and to responsively cause the linear motion detector and the rotational motion detector to detect motion-related information. Finally, this particular system includes a motion calculator configured to recover camera motion associated with the image based upon the detected motion-related information and to infer imaging device motion induced blur of the image and an image deblurring component configured to reduce imaging device induced blur from the image utilizing the inferred camera motion induced blur.
摘要:
A Bayesian two-color image demosaicer and method for processing a digital color image to demosaic the image in such a way as to reduce image artifacts. The method and system are an improvement on and an enhancement to previous demosaicing techniques. A preliminary demosaicing pass is performed on the image to assign each pixel a fully specified RGB triple color value. The final color value of pixel in the processed image is restricted to be a linear combination of two colors. Fully-specified RGB triple color values for each pixel in an image used to find two clusters represented favored two colors. The amount of contribution from these favored two colors on the final color value then is determined. The method and system also can process multiple images to improve the demosaicing results. When using multiple images, sampling can be performed at a finer resolution, known as super resolution.
摘要:
The described implementations relate to deblurring images. One system includes an imaging device configured to capture an image, a linear motion detector and a rotational motion detector. This system also includes a controller configured to receive a signal from the imaging device relating to capture of the image and to responsively cause the linear motion detector and the rotational motion detector to detect motion-related information. Finally, this particular system includes a motion calculator configured to recover camera motion associated with the image based upon the detected motion-related information and to infer imaging device motion induced blur of the image and an image deblurring component configured to reduce imaging device induced blur from the image utilizing the inferred camera motion induced blur.
摘要:
A system and method for deghosting mosaics provides a novel multiperspective plane sweep approach for generating an image mosaic from a sequence of still images, video images, scanned photographic images, computer generated images, etc. This multiperspective plane sweep approach uses virtual camera positions to compute depth maps for columns of overlapping pixels in adjacent images. Object distortions and ghosting caused by image parallax when generating the image mosaics are then minimized by blending pixel colors, or grey values, for each computed depth to create a common composite area for each of the overlapping images. Further, the multiperspective plane sweep approach described herein is both computationally efficient, and applicable to both the case of limited overlap between the images used for creating the image mosaics, and to the case of extensive or increased image overlap.
摘要:
A feature symbol triplets object instance recognizer and method for recognizing specific objects in a query image. Generally, the recognizer and method find repeatable features in the image, and match the repeatable features between a query image and a set of training images. More specifically, the recognizer and method finds features in the query image and then groups all possible combinations of three features in to feature triplets. Small regions or “patches” in the query image, and an affine transformation is applied to the patches to identify any similarity between patches in a query image and training images. The affine transformation is computed using position of neighboring features in each feature triplet. Next, all similar patches are found, and then pairs of images are aligned to determine if the patches agree in the position of the object. If they do, then it is said that object is found and identified.
摘要:
Images are analyzed within a 3D environment that is generated based on spatial relationships of the images and that allows users to experience the images in the 3D environment. Image analysis may include ranking images based on user viewing information, such as the number of users who have viewed an image and how long an image was viewed. Image analysis may further include analyzing the spatial density of images within a 3D environment to determine points of user interest.
摘要:
The present invention is embodied in a system and method for extracting structure from multiple images of a scene by representing the scene as a group of image layers, including reflection and transparency layers. In general, the present invention performs layer extraction from multiple images containing reflections and transparencies. The present invention includes an optimal approach for recovering layer images and their associated motions from an arbitrary number of composite images. The present invention includes image formation equations, the constrained least squares technique used to recover the component images, a novel method to estimate upper and lower bounds on the solution using min- and max-composites, and a motion refinement method.
摘要:
A system and process for generating a panoramic video. Essentially, the panoramic video is created by first acquiring multiple videos of the scene being depicted. Preferably, these videos collectively depict a full 360 degree view of the surrounding scene and are captured using a multiple camera rig. The acquisition phase also includes a calibration procedure that provides information about the camera rig used to capture the videos that is used in the next phase for creating the panoramic video. This next phase, which is referred to as the authoring phase, involves mosaicing or stitching individual frames of the videos, which were captured at approximately the same moment in time, to form each frame of the panoramic video. A series of texture maps are then constructed for each frame of the panoramic video. Each texture map coincides with a portion of a prescribed environment model of the scene. The texture map representations of each frame of the panoramic video are encoded so as to facilitate their transfer and viewing. This can include compressing the panoramic video frames. Such a procedure is useful in applications where the panoramic video is to be transferred over a network, such as the Internet.
摘要:
A system and method for manipulating a set of images of a static scene captured at different exposures (i.e., “bracketed” images) to yield a composite image with improved uniformity in exposure and tone. In general, the aforementioned goal can be achieved by analyzing a set of bracketed images using a multi-dimensional histogram and merging the images via an approach that projects pixels onto a curve that fits the data. However, it has been found that the desired composite image can be produced in a simpler manner by summing the pixel brightness levels across the multiple images, followed by an equalization process. One possible equalization process involves simply averaging the summed pixel brightness values by dividing the summed value of each pixel set (i.e., groups of corresponding pixels from the bracketed images) by the number of bracketed images. An even better result can be achieved using a histogram equalization process. In essence, this histogram equalization involves creating a count of the number of pixels sets having the same summed brightness level. From this count, a cumulative distribution function is computed and normalized to a maximum value corresponding to the maximum summed brightness level. The cumulative distribution function is then used to determine new pixel brightness levels for use in generating the composite image.