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US 12,462,351 · App. 18/570,339 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Image processing system

Inventor: Lars Michael Larsen (Charlottenlund, DK)
G06T5/70G06T2207/10024
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Patent No.
US 12,462,351
App. No.
18/570,339
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an image processing system comprising: a display; and a processing unit configured to: obtain an indication or a degree of myopia or hyperopia or emmetropia of a subject; process digital images composed of a red color layer, a green color layer and a blue color layer or other color separation by selectively blurring the color layers based on the indication or degree of myopia or hyperopia or emmetropia of the subject to generate manipulated digital images, and display the manipulated digital images on the display.

Claims (27)

1 . An image processing system comprising:

a display;

a processing unit configured to:

obtain an indication or a degree of myopia or hyperopia or emmetropia of a subject;

process digital images composed of a red color layer, a green color layer and a blue color layer or other color separation by selectively blurring the color layers based on the indication or degree of myopia or hyperopia or emmetropia of the subject to generate manipulated digital images,

wherein the blue color layer of the digital images is blurred, and the red color layer of the digital images is not modified, or sharpened, for a subject associated with myopia, and/or

wherein the red color layer of the digital images is blurred, and the blue color layer of the digital images is not modified, or sharpened, for a subject associated with hyperopia,

display the manipulated digital images on the display.

2 . The image processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the digital images are processed by a computer program running on an electronic device, or by a hardware unit in an electronic device.

3 . The image processing system according to claim 1 , wherein only an identified or predetermined object is blurred.

4 . The image processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is configured to blur the blue color layer of the digital images and not modify or sharpen the red color layer of the digital images, for a subject associated with emmetropia.

5 . The image processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is configured to blur the green color layer.

6 . The image processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is configured to blur the green color layer less than blue color layer for a subject associated with myopia.

7 . The image processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is configured to blur the green color layer less than red color layer for a subject associated with hyperopia.

8 . The image processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is configured to set a level of blurring determined by a degree of myopia or hyperopia of the subject.

9 . The image processing system according claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to blur edges extending in a first direction in the digital image, and not modify or sharpen edges extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction for a subject associated with astigmatism.

10 . A method for processing digital images in an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:

processing digital images composed of a red color layer, a green color layer and a blue color layer in an electronic device by selectively blurring the color layers based on an indication or a degree of myopia or hyperopia or emmetropia of a subject,

wherein the blue color layer of the digital images is blurred, and the red color layer of the digital images is not modified, or sharpened, for a subject associated with myopia, and/or

wherein the red color layer of the digital images is blurred, and the blue color layer of the digital images is not modified, or sharpened, for a subject associated with hyperopia.

11 . An image processing system comprising:

a display;

a processing unit configured to:

obtain an indication or a degree of myopia or hyperopia or emmetropia of a subject;

process digital images composed of a red color layer, a green color layer and a blue color layer or other color separation by selectively blurring the color layers based on the indication or degree of myopia or hyperopia or emmetropia of the subject to generate manipulated digital images,

wherein a first color layer, such as the blue color layer, of the digital images is blurred and a second color layer, such as the red color, layer of the digital images is not modified, or sharpened, for a subject associated with myopia, and/or wherein the second color layer, such as the red color layer, of the digital images is blurred and the first color layer, such as the blue color layer, of the digital images is not modified, or sharpened, for a subject associated with hyperopia, and/or wherein edges extending in a first direction in the digital image are blurred, and wherein edges extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction in the digital image are not modified, or sharpened, for a subject associated with astigmatism,

display the manipulated digital images on the display.

Priority Claims (1)
EP 21180261.6 · Jun 18, 2021 · regional
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