.~ Artifact removal or suppression (e.g., distortion correction)
DEFINITION
Classification: 382/275
Artifact removal or suppression (e.g., distortion correction):
(under subclass 254) Subject matter directed to correcting undesirable image characteristics such as spatial distortion (i.e. subtracting difference data between frames to correct for blurring due to motion), sensor or optical system induced artifacts (i.e. geometric aberrations), process induced artifacts (i.e. "worm" artifacts caused by error diffusion) or physical deterioration of a scanned object itself (i.e. dirt or dust on photos:graphic negatives).