Presentation 2016-02-22
Image Contrast Enhancement by Interpolative Histogram Specification
Hengjun Yu, Kohei Inoue, Kenji Hara, Kiichi Urahama,
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Abstract(in English) We propose a method for enhancing the contrast of grayscale images by interpolative histogram specification, which transforms the histogram of an input image into a target one which is calculated from the equalized one that frequently has 0-valued bins. The target histogram is obtained by filling the 0-valued bins with nonzero values by interpolation. Experimental results show that the proposed method can enhance the image contrast by suppressing false contours which often appear on conventionally histogram-equalized images.
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Keyword(in English) contrast enhancement / histogram equalization / histogram specification / interpolation
Paper # ITS2015-68,IE2015-110
Date of Issue 2016-02-15 (ITS, IE)

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Committee ITS / IE / ITE-AIT / ITE-HI / ITE-ME / ITE-MMS / ITE-CE
Conference Date 2016/2/22(2days)
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Place (in English) Hokkaido Univ.
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Chair Tomotaka Nagaosa(Kanto Gakuin Univ.) / Seishi Takamura(NTT) / Tokiichiro Takahashi(TDU) / Masayuki Sato(Univ. of Kitakyushu) / Kazuhito Murakami(Aichi Prefectural Univ.) / Eiichi Miyashita(NHK) / Koji Minami(Mitsubishi Electric Corp.)
Vice Chair Masahiro Fujii(Utsunomiya Univ.) / Tomotaka Wada(Kansai Univ.) / Takayuki Hamamoto(Tokyo Univ. of Science) / Atsuro Ichigaya(NHK) / / / Miki Haseyama(Hokkaido Univ.)
Secretary Masahiro Fujii(AIST) / Tomotaka Wada(Utsunomiya Univ.) / Takayuki Hamamoto(NTT) / Atsuro Ichigaya(Chiba Inst. of Tech.) / (Tokyo Polytechnic Univ.) / (NICT) / Miki Haseyama(NTT) / (NHK) / (NHK)
Assistant Kohei Ohno(Meiji Univ.) / Tetsuya Manabe(Saitama Univ.) / Keita Takahashi(Nagoya Univ.) / Kei Kawamura(KDDI R&D Labs.)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Intelligent Transport Systems Technology / Technical Committee on Image Engineering / Technical Group on Artistic Image Technology / Technical Group on Human Information / Technical Group on Media Engineering / Technical Group on Multi-media Storage / Technical Group on Consumer Electronics
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Image Contrast Enhancement by Interpolative Histogram Specification
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) contrast enhancement
Keyword(2) histogram equalization
Keyword(3) histogram specification
Keyword(4) interpolation
1st Author's Name Hengjun Yu
1st Author's Affiliation Kyushu University(Kyushu Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Kohei Inoue
2nd Author's Affiliation Kyushu University(Kyushu Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Kenji Hara
3rd Author's Affiliation Kyushu University(Kyushu Univ.)
4th Author's Name Kiichi Urahama
4th Author's Affiliation Kyushu University(Kyushu Univ.)
Date 2016-02-22
Paper # ITS2015-68,IE2015-110
Volume (vol) vol.115
Number (no) ITS-458,IE-459
Page pp.pp.91-96(ITS), pp.91-96(IE),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2016-02-15 (ITS, IE)