1. A method of removing unwanted moving objects from a still image comprising the steps of:
a) providing a series of digital images representing the still image, each digital image having a plurality of pixels;
b) selecting a pixel location in the series of digital images;
c) creating a set of pixel colors corresponding to the colors of the selected pixel location in each of the series of digital images;
d) computing relationship parameters in a color space from each pixel color to every other pixel color within the set of pixel colors;
e) selecting the final pixel color from the set of pixel colors using the relationship parameters;
f) setting the color of the current pixel location in a final image to the selected final pixel color;
g) checking for any remaining unselected pixel locations, and returning to step b) if any remain; and
h) storing the completed final image in a memory, wherein the above steps a)-h) are performed by a digital camera.
2. The method recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of:
i) aligning said series of digital images prior to selecting said pixel location.
3. The method recited in claim 1,
wherein said relationship parameters are the distance between the pixel colors in a color space.
4. The method recited in claim 3,
wherein said color space is the RGB color space.
5. The method recited in claim 1,
wherein said relationship parameters are the square root of the distance between the pixel colors in a color space.
6. The method recited in claim 5,
wherein said color space is the RGB color space.
7. The method recited in claim 1,
wherein said relationship parameters are the log2 of the distance between the pixel colors in a color space.
8. The method recited in claim 7,
wherein said color space is the RGB color space.
9. The method recited in claim 1,
wherein said relationship parameters are calculated using a function with a positive first derivative and a negative second derivative on the pixel colors in a color space.
10. The method recited in claim 9,
wherein said color space is the RGB color space.
11. A digital camera capable of removing unwanted moving objects from a digital image comprising:
a camera body;
a memory configured to store a series of digital images representing a still image, each digital image having a plurality of pixels; and
a processor within said body, electrically coupled to said memory, configured to:
receive said series of digital images for processing;
select a pixel location in said series of digital images;
create a set of pixel colors corresponding to the colors of said selected pixel location in each of said series of digital images;
compute relationship parameters in a color space from each pixel color to every other pixel color within said set of pixel colors;
select a final pixel color from said set of pixel colors using said relationship parameters;
set the color of the current pixel location in a final image to said selected final pixel color;
check for any remaining unprocessed pixel locations, and select another pixel location if any remain; and
store the completed final image in said memory.
12. The digital camera recited in claim 11,
wherein said processor is also configured to align said series of digital images prior to processing.
13. The digital camera recited in claim 11,
wherein said relationship parameters are the distance between said pixel colors in a color space.
14. The digital camera recited in claim 13,
wherein said color space is the RGB color space.
15. The digital camera recited in claim 11,
wherein said relationship parameters are the square root of the distance between the pixel colors in a color space.
16. The digital camera recited in claim 15,
wherein said color space is the RGB color space.
17. The digital camera recited in claim 11,
wherein said relationship parameters are the log2 of the distance between the pixel colors in a color space.
18. The digital camera recited in claim 17,
wherein said color space is the RGB color space.
19. The digital camera recited in claim 11,
wherein said relationship parameters are calculated using a function with a positive first derivative and a second negative derivative on the pixel colors in a color space.
20. The digital camera recited in claim 19,
wherein said color space is the RGB color space.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An apparatus for killing and removing ticks from the skin of mammals which comprises:
a) an aerosol canister;
b) a fluorinated hydrocarbon environmentally safe refrigerant carried within the aerosol canister;
c) means for dispensing the environmentally safe refrigerant from the aerosol canister directly onto a tick to immobilize and kill the tick;
d) means for safely removing the dead tick from the skin of a mammal, and
e) wherein the dispensed refrigerant makes contact with the tick only and the flow of the refrigerant is halted automatically.
2. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the fluorinated hydrocarbon environmentally safe refrigerant comprises the 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), which is a fluorinated hydrocarbon with the formula CH2\u2550CFCF3 that instantly kills the tick by lowering the body temperature of the tick to below thirty two degrees Fahrenheit.
3. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the dispensing means comprises:
a) a non-continuous spray valve on the top of aerosol canister; and
b) an applicator tube extending from the top of the aerosol canister, whereby when a flared beam of aerosols is placed against the tick on the skin, the spray valve will be manually pressed by a person to precisely release a specific amount of the refrigerant in the flared beam of aerosols onto the tick to kill the tick.
4. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the safely removing means comprises a pair of tweezers with two loops in which a person will manually remove the dead tick from the skin of the mammal.
5. The apparatus as recited in claim 4, wherein the tweezers can be made of metal.
6. The apparatus as recited in claim 4, wherein the tweezers can be made of plastic.
7. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the aerosol canister measures approximately four and nine sixteenth inches in length by one inch in width across the bottom base.
8. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the dispensed refrigerant is about two to four milligrams in each spray.
9. The apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein the canister be made of metal.
10. The apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein the canister can be made of plastic.