METHOD AND APPARATUS TO AUTOMATICALLY ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF DIGITAL IMAGES - Patent 1208534

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EP 1 208 534 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	29.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/22

(21)	Application number: 00932091.2

(22)	Date of filing: 03.05.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06T 5/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0012/275

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0115/084 (01.03.2001 Gazette 2001/09)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

20.08.1999 US 150148 P

(71)	Applicant: Applied Science Fiction
	Austin, TX 78759 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	EDGAR, Albert, D. Austin, TX 78727 (US)

(74)	Representative: Lawrence, John
	Barker Brettell 138 Hagley RoadEdgbaston Birmingham B16 9PW Birmingham B16 9PW (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS TO AUTOMATICALLY ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF DIGITAL IMAGES