Patent ID: 8417051

Claim:
A system for feature emphasis and de-emphasis in processing an image, comprising: a plurality of sub-band filters that are configured to receive an image, wherein each sub-band filter is configured to output a respective sub-band associated with said image; and at least one emphasis circuit configured to receive information related to said sub-bands, perform edge orientation, detect a feature in said image, perform emphasis orientation, and output a processed image, wherein each of said at least one emphasis circuit comprises: an edge orientation module configured to receive said information related to at least one of said sub-bands, and to output edge orientation information; a feature detector module configured to receive said information related to at least one of said sub-bands and said edge orientation information, and to output feature detector information; an emphasis orientation module configured to receive said information related to at least one of said sub-bands and said edge orientation information, and to output emphasis orientation information; a first combiner and wherein said information related to at least one sub-band is combined with said feature detector information and said emphasis orientation information in the first combiner, to produce a first combiner output; and a second combiner, wherein said first combiner output is combined with a first user defined input in the second combiner, to produce a second combiner output.