Image Quality Enhancement via ROI and RONI Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing image quality enhancement methods either apply the same model to entire images or videos, failing to emphasize key regions, or only enhance regions of interest without improving non-interest areas, leading to limited subjective quality and user experience.

Innovation Solution

The method involves determining regions-of-interest (ROI) and regions-of-non-interest (RONI) in images, using separate image quality enhancement models for each to produce more targeted enhancements, blending the outputs for improved overall image or video quality.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If the same image quality enhancement model is applied to entire images or videos, then the processing is simple and consistent, but key regions are not emphasized and subjective quality is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemodel application complexityVSAvoidimage quality enhancement precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The image is segmented into multiple regions based on importance: regions of interest (ROI) and regions of non-interest (RONI). Different enhancement models are applied to different regions, with more complex processing for ROI and simpler processing for RONI, thus resolving the contradiction between processing simplicity and enhancement precision

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different quality enhancement standards and models are applied to different regions of the image. ROI regions receive high-quality enhancement with detailed processing, while RONI regions receive standard-quality enhancement, achieving local optimization of image quality that resolves the contradiction between consistent processing and targeted quality improvement

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Manufacturing precision

If only regions of interest are enhanced, then key regions are emphasized, but non-interest areas are not improved and overall quality is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvekey region enhancement precisionVSAvoidoverall image quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies partial enhancement action by using different enhancement intensities for different regions. ROI regions receive excessive enhancement (higher quality model) to ensure key areas are emphasized, while RONI regions receive standard enhancement, achieving both key region emphasis and overall quality improvement

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Manufacturing precision

If different enhancement models are applied to different regions, then targeted enhancement is achieved, but processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetargeted enhancement precisionVSAvoidprocessing system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The image is segmented into ROI and RONI regions, allowing different enhancement models to be applied. This segmentation enables targeted enhancement while managing complexity by clearly defining region boundaries and using appropriate models for each region

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different quality levels and models are applied locally to different regions. The system manages complexity by establishing clear local quality standards for ROI versus RONI, making the multi-model approach systematic and controllable rather than chaotic

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS20220301108A1Image quality enhancing
Publication Date: 2022.09.22 BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCI & TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for enhancing image quality, a device, and a medium, relates to the field of artificial intelligence and specifically to computer vision and deep learning technologies, and can be applied to an image processing scenario. The method includes: determining an ROI and an RONI in an image to be processed; inputting the ROI to an ROI image quality enhancement model, to obtain first image data output from the ROI image quality enhancement model; inputting the RONI to an RONI image quality enhancement model, to obtain second image data output from the RONI image quality enhancement model; and blending the first image data and the second image data.