Appeal 2007-1809
Application 09/774,013
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellant invented an image processing method that eliminates
blemishes (scratches, dust, etc.) on an image obtained by photoelectrically
reading an image on a film to obtain an actual image, and performing
blemish elimination processing. In particular, a defective image is read to
provide information regarding a defect on the film. Efficiency is improved
by performing preprocessing on the defective image for blemish elimination
processing while obtaining the actual image.1 Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. An image processing method for photoelectrically reading
an image on a film and then performing a blemish elimination
processing, comprising the steps of:
reading a defective image to provide information regarding a
defect on a film;
then, reading photoelectrically said image to obtain an actual
image;
performing preprocessing for the blemish elimination
processing on said defective image while reading photoelectrically
said image; and
performing the blemish elimination processing on a blemish of
said actual image, based on the defective image subjected to said
preprocessing,
wherein said preprocessing comprises edge enhancement
processing.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references to show
unpatentability:
1 See generally Specification P. 1, ¶ 1 and P. 7, ¶ 1 – P. 9, ¶ 1.
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