Auto-contrast enhancement system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9373162
APP PUB NO 20160104272A1
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14512349

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An auto-contrast enhancement system includes a human visual system (HVS)-based local difference (LD) histogram unit configured to build a LD histogram with respect to intensity values; a histogram classifier configured to categorize histograms of input images based on distribution properties; and a histogram equalization (HE) unit configured to process the input image according to a result of the HVS-based LD histogram unit and the enhancement level determined in the histogram classifier.

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HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDNO 26 ZIH LIAN ROAD FONGHUA VILLAGE XINSHI DIST TAINAN CITY
NCKU RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONNO 1 UNIVERSITY ROAD TAINAN CITY 701

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Chang, Yun Chen Tainan, TW 1 2
Shieh, Ming-Der Tainan, TW 18 55
Wang, Tzung-Ren Tainan, TW 28 119
Yang, Der-Wei Tainan, TW 13 38

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