Method and apparatus for automatic film restoration

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PATENT NO 9167219
APP PUB NO 20130223817A1
SERIAL NO

13884281

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A method and an apparatus for automatic restoration of an image or a sequence of images, e.g. motion picture films, are disclosed, which facilitate removal of artifacts within the image or the sequence of images. The restoration is split into a detection process, a quality control process, and a removal process. In the detection process artifacts in the image or the sequence of images are detected and information about the detected artifacts is stored in a metadata database. In the subsequent quality control process the information about the detected artifacts is reviewed by an operator. In the removal process one or more of the detected artifacts are removed from the image or the sequence of images based on the information about the detected artifacts stored in the metadata database.

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THOMSON LICENSING1-5 RUE JEANNE D'ARC ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX 92130

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kamphenkel, Oliver Lehrte, DE 14 51
Koehler, Ralf Hannover, DE 17 164
Theis, Oliver Kalletal, DE 22 51

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