US 11,972,539 B2
Generate super-resolution images from sparse color information
Raymond Kirk Price, Carnation, WA (US); Michael Bleyer, Seattle, WA (US); and Christopher Douglas Edmonds, Carnation, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/108,788.
Application 18/108,788 is a continuation of application No. 17/567,537, filed on Jan. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,605,153.
Prior Publication US 2023/0214962 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 3/40 (2006.01); G06T 3/4007 (2024.01); G06T 3/4061 (2024.01); H04N 23/10 (2023.01); H04N 23/951 (2023.01)
CPC G06T 3/4061 (2013.01) [G06T 3/4007 (2013.01); H04N 23/10 (2023.01); H04N 23/951 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for generating a high resolution full color image from lower resolution sparse color images, said method comprising:
filtering multiple sparse color images, wherein filtering the multiple sparse color images results in generation of a red-only image, a green-only image, a blue-only image, and a monochrome image;
up-sampling the red-only image, the green-only image, and the blue-only image to cause (i) a first resolution of the red-only image, (ii) a second resolution of the green-only image, and (iii) a third resolution of the blue-only image to match a fourth resolution of the monochrome image; and
generating a high resolution color image by combining the up-sampled red-only image, the up-sampled green-only image, the up-sampled blue-only image, and the monochrome image.