Method and apparatus for reducing the effect of bleed-through on captured images
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04N-001/04
H04N-001/38
H04N-001/40
H01L-027/00
출원번호
US-0702546
(2000-10-31)
발명자
/ 주소
Ford, Gordon D.
Lester, Leland A.
Iglehart, David C.
출원인 / 주소
Eastman Kodak Company
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12인용 특허 :
82
초록▼
A method and apparatus are disclosed for reducing the effects of bleed-through on captured images. Multiple images of a single physical medium are recorded by illuminating the physical medium with at least one light source capable of generating light having a first and a second illumination quality.
A method and apparatus are disclosed for reducing the effects of bleed-through on captured images. Multiple images of a single physical medium are recorded by illuminating the physical medium with at least one light source capable of generating light having a first and a second illumination quality. By combining the recorded images, a captured image with reduced bleed-through may be formed. Reflected light, transmitted light, or a combination of reflected and transmitted light from one or more illumination sources may be used in recording the images. The present invention finds application in photocopy devices, facsimile machines, optical recognition systems, and the like.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for reducing the effect of bleed-through on a captured image comprising:illuminating a physical medium with light having a first illumination quality; recording a first image of the physical medium, wherein the first image of the physical medium is recorded using light reflected from the
1. A method for reducing the effect of bleed-through on a captured image comprising:illuminating a physical medium with light having a first illumination quality; recording a first image of the physical medium, wherein the first image of the physical medium is recorded using light reflected from the physical medium; illuminating the physical medium with light having a second illumination quality; recording a second image of the physical medium, wherein the second image of the physical medium is recorded using light transmitted through the physical medium; and combining the first image and the second image to form a captured image, wherein a difference between said first and second images represent a bleed-through of at least one of an image, text and a mark on a first side of said medium to a second side of said medium which is subtracted out to reduce the bleed-through. 2. The method as in claim 1, wherein a single illumination source provides said light having a first illumination quality and said light having a second illumination quality.3. The method as in claim 1, wherein a first illumination source provides said light having a first illumination quality and a second illumination source provides said light having a second illumination quality.4. The method as in claim 1, wherein the first illumination quality is a first illumination intensity, and the second illumination quality is a second illumination intensity.5. The method as in claim 1, wherein the first illumination quality is a first frequency of light, and the second illumination quality is a second frequency of light.6. A digital file tangibly embodied in a computer readable medium, said digital file generated by implementing a method comprising:illuminating a physical medium with light having a first illumination quality; recording a first image of the physical medium; illuminating the physical medium with light having a second illumination quality; recording a second image of the physical medium; and combining the first and the second image to form a captured image, wherein a difference between said first and second images represent a bleed-through of at lest one of an image, text and a mark on a first side of said medium to a second side of said medium which is subtracted out to reduce the bleed-through; wherein the first image of the physical medium is recorded using light reflected from the physical medium, and the second image of the physical medium is recorded using light transmitted through the physical medium. 7. The digital file as in claim 6, wherein the first illumination quality is a first illumination intensity, and the second illumination quality is a second illumination intensity.8. An image-capturing system comprising:at least one illumination source, said at least one illumination source capable of illuminating said physical medium such that light is reflected from said physical medium and transmitted through said physical medium; at least one detector, said detector enabled to generate signals in response to said light reflected from said physical medium and said light transmitted through said physical medium, and said detector further enabled to output said signals for image processing; and an information handling system, said information handling system comprising: at least one processor; memory operably associated with said processor; and a program of instructions capable of being stored in said memory and executed by said processor, said program of instructions enabled to control illumination of the physical medium, receive said electrical signals output by said at least one detector, and process said electrical signals to form a captured image having reduced bleed-through. 9. The image-capturing system as in claim 8, further comprising a plurality of illumination sources, wherein a first illumination source is enabled to provide said light reflected from said physical medium, and a second illumination source is enabled to provide said light transmitted through said medium.10. The image-capturing system as in claim 9, wherein said first illumination source is configured to illuminate a first side of the physical medium, and said second illumination source is configured to illuminate a second side of the physical medium.11. The image-capturing system as in claim 9, wherein said first illumination source provides a first illumination intensity, and said second illumination source provides a second illumination intensity.12. The image-capturing system as in claim 9, wherein said first illumination source provides a first frequency of light and said second illumination source provides a second frequency of light.13. The image-capturing system as in claim 8, wherein said at least one illumination source is configured to illuminate said physical medium a plurality of times.14. The image-capturing system as in claim 13, wherein said at least one illumination source illuminates said physical medium a first time with light having a first illumination intensity and at least a second time with light having an illumination intensity different from said first illumination intensity.15. The image-capturing system as in claim 13, wherein said at least one illumination source illuminates said physical medium a first time with light having a first frequency and at least a second time with light having a frequency different from said first frequency.16. The image-capturing system as in claim 8, wherein said image capturing system comprises a facsimile device.17. The image-capturing system as in claim 8, wherein said image capturing system comprises a copy machine.18. The image-capturing system as in claim 8, wherein said image capturing system comprises a scanner.19. A method for correcting bleed-through in a captured image comprising:obtaining information indicative of a first image density of an image formed on a physical medium; obtaining information indicative of a second image density of the image formed on the physical medium; comparing the information indicative of the first image density with the information indicative of the second image density to determine what portions of the information are due to bleed-through; and altering the portions of the information that are due to bleed-through to form a corrected image. 20. The method as in claim 19, wherein the information indicative of a first image density is obtained using reflected light and the information indicative of the second image density is obtained using transmitted light.21. The method as in claim 19, wherein the information indicative of a first image density and the information indicative of a second image density are obtained using reflected light.22. The method as in claim 19, wherein the information indicative of a first image density is obtained using light having a first frequency, and the information indicative of the second image density is obtained using light having a second frequency different from the first frequency.
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