LICENSE

# ABOUT

* Author    : Antoni Buades <toni.buades@gmail.com>
* Copyright : (C) 2009, 2010 IPOL Image Processing On Line http://www.ipol.im/
* Licence

- nlmeans_ipol.cpp, libdenoising.cpp and libdenoising.h
may be linked to the EP patent 1,749,278 by A. Buades, T. Coll and J.M. Morel.
They are provided for scientific and education only.

- All the other files are distributed under the terms of the
  LGPLv3 license.

# OVERVIEW

This source code provides an implementation of the NL-means denoising algorithm as described in IPOL
    http://www.ipol.im/pub/algo/bcm_non_local_means_denoising/

# ABOUT THIS FILE

Copyright 2009, 2010 IPOL Image Processing On Line http://www.ipol.im/
Author: Antoni Buades <toni.buades@gmail.com>

Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
notice and this notice are preserved.  This file is offered as-is,
without any warranty.



/*
 * Copyright (c) 2009-2011, A. Buades <toni.buades@uib.es>
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 *
 * Patent warning:
 *
 * This file implements algorithms possibly linked to the patents
 *
 * # A. Buades, T. Coll and J.M. Morel, Image data processing method by
 * reducing image noise, and camera integrating means for implementing
 * said method, EP Patent 1,749,278 (Feb. 7, 2007).
 *
 * This file is made available for the exclusive aim of serving as
 * scientific tool to verify the soundness and completeness of the
 * algorithm description. Compilation, execution and redistribution
 * of this file may violate patents rights in certain countries.
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 * over time, it is your responsibility to determine which patent
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 * modify, or redistribute this file. A patent lawyer is qualified
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 * If and only if they don't conflict with any patent terms, you
 * can benefit from the following license terms attached to this
 * file.
 *
 * License:
 *
 * This program is provided for scientific and educational only:
 * you can use and/or modify it for these purposes, but you are
 * not allowed to redistribute this work or derivative works in
 * source or executable form. A license must be obtained from the
 * patent right holders for any other use.
 *
 *
 */