A new approach for image enhancement applied to low-contrast-low-illumination IC and document images

Pattern Recognition Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 769-778

  Leung, Chung Chu ^a   Chan, Ka Shing ^a   Chan, Hoi Mei ^a   Tsui, Wai Kin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Contrast enhancement; Document images; Generalized fuzzy operator; Histogram Equalization; POSHE

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CHARACTER RECOGNITION; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTRAST MEDIA; COSTS; LIGHTING;

CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DOCUMENT IMAGES; GENERALIZED FUZZY OPERATORS; HISTOGRAM EQUALIZATION; POSHE;

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 15944391322     PISSN: 01678655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patrec.2004.09.032     Document Type: Article

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