US6650366B2
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Digital photography system using direct input to output pixel mapping and resizing
Assignee: Monument Peak Ventures LLC
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Filing: 1998-03-26
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Granted: 2003-11-18
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Expires: 2018-03-26
Abstract
Abstract An electronic still imaging system employs an image sensor comprised of discrete light sensitive picture elements overlaid with a color filter array (CFA) pattern to produce color image data corresponding to the CFA pattern, an A/D converter for producing digital CFA image data from the color image data, and a memory for storing the digital CFA image data from a fixed number of input picture elements corresponding to a fixed image size. A user selects at least one output image size different from the fixed image size, such that the output image will have a different number of picture elements than the fixed number of picture elements in the fixed size image. A processor then interpolates full color data for each picture element and produces an interpolated output image having the selected output image size. By directly mapping the input picture elements to the desired output picture elements in a single stage that includes CFA interpolation, interpolation artifacts are minimized.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth A. Parulski
- 👤 James E. Adams, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:38
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T3/00; G06T3/40; G06T3/4007; G06T3/4015; H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/80; H04N23/84; H04N23/843; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; H04N5/77; H04N5/772; H04N2209/00; H04N2209/04; H04N2209/041; H04N2209/042; H04N2209/045; H04N2209/046; H04N25/00; H04N25/10; H04N25/11; H04N25/13; H04N25/134; H04N5/907; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/80; H04N9/804; H04N9/8042
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A digital camera employing a single sensor capture device to capture a color image, said digital camera comprising: an image sensor comprised of discrete light sensitive picture elements overlaid with a color filter array (CFA) pattern to produce color image data corresponding to the CFA pattern; an A/D converter for producing digital CFA image data from the color image data; a user interface for cropping the digital CFA image data to an image size smaller than said fixed image size; a processor for interpolating full color image data from the cropped digital CFA image data; and a memory for storing the full color image data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A digital camera employing a single sensor capture device to capture a color image, said digital camera comprising: an image sensor comprised of discrete light sensitive picture elements overlaid with a color filter array (CFA) pattern to produce color image data corresponding to the CFA pattern; an A/D converter for producing digital CFA image data from the color image data; a user interface for cropping the digital CFA image data to an image size smaller than said fixed image size; a processor for interpolating full color image data from the cropped digital CFA image data; and a memory for storing the full color image data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The digital camera as claimed in claim 1 wherein the processor also responds to a selected output image size to provide an output image size different from the fixed image size.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The digital camera as claimed in claim 1 wherein the processor also sharpens the full color image.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The digital camera as claimed in claim 1 wherein the memory is removable.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The digital camera as claime din claim 4 wherein the memory is a removable memory card.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The digital camera as claimed in claim 5 wherein the memory is Flash EPROM.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The digital camera as claimed in claim 2 wherein the output image size is specified in pixels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The digital camera as claimed in claim 1 wherein the processor uses adaptive interpolation in interpolating the full color image data.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
93 words
A method for capturing and processing color images in a digital camera, said method comprising the steps of: capturing an array of picture elements through a color filter array (CFA) to produce color image data corresponding to the CFA pattern; converting the color image data into digital CFA image data; cropping the digital CFA image data to an image size smaller than said fixed image size; interpolating full color image data from the cropped digital CFA image data; and storing the full color image data in a removable memory of the digital camera.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
93 words
A method for capturing and processing color images in a digital camera, said method comprising the steps of: capturing an array of picture elements through a color filter array (CFA) to produce color image data corresponding to the CFA pattern; converting the color image data into digital CFA image data; cropping the digital CFA image data to an image size smaller than said fixed image size; interpolating full color image data from the cropped digital CFA image data; and storing the full color image data in a removable memory of the digital camera.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method as claimed in claim 9 further comprising the step of sharpening the full color image.
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