Patent ID: 8478028
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for converting at least one image of a first spectrum into an image of a second spectrum, comprising: recording a first-spectrum reference image of a reference scene with a first-spectrum recording apparatus, the first-spectrum recording apparatus being a night-vision apparatus, the first-spectrum reference image comprising first image portions with corresponding first-spectrum sensor reference data; providing corresponding second-spectrum reference information; providing a set of reference data from at least part of the first-spectrum sensor reference data relating to the reference scene, and at least a corresponding part of the second-spectrum information relating to the reference scene; providing a target first-spectrum image; and converting the target first-spectrum image into a second-spectrum image using the set of reference data, wherein the first-spectrum sensor reference data comprises multi-band data, relating to at least two different parts of a light spectrum, and the second-spectrum reference information is true-color color information, wherein the providing the set of reference data comprises: wherein the converting the target first-spectrum image into the second-spectrum image comprises: