Sharpness improvement Filtering adaptive to Edge Strengths of Color Image.

Accession number;01A0619414
Title;Sharpness improvement Filtering adaptive to Edge Strengths of Color Image.
Author; SHIMO KAZUYA (Chiba Univ., Graduate School of Sci. and Technol., JPN) KOTERA HIROAKI (Chiba Univ., Fac. of Eng.)
Journal Title;Japan Hardcopy
Journal Code:L0935A
ISSN:0916-8087
VOL.2001;NO.;PAGE.185-188(2001)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.16, REF.5
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;This paper proposes an adaptive image sharpening method depending on edge strengths of color images. First, the edge strengths of color image are measured by pre-scanning filter. Secondly, the segmented mask patterns are generated by the SUSAN algorithm. Finally, the color image is processed by switching the edge enhancement spatial filters according to the mask patterns. The proposed method resulted in the dramatic improvements in the reduction of flat areas' noise, and the image sharpness is recovered in smooth and in natural adaptive to the edge strengths. (author abst.)