Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100142805 | Constraint generation for use in image segregation - In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image, organizing spatio-spectral information for the image in a matrix equation expressed by: [A][x]=[b], wherein [A] expresses values determined by a constraining relationship imposed upon the spatio-spectral information, [b] expresses recorded information for the image, and [x] expresses an unknown material/illumination component of the image, and utilizing the matrix equation in an image segregation operation. | 06-10-2010 |
20100142818 | Test bed for optimizing an image segregation - In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a test bed for optimizing an image segregation is provided. According to a feature of the present invention, the test bed comprises a memory storing an image file containing an image, a set of operations, a set of constraint software modules and a set of parameters relevant to the image, a transform module for performing a preselected one of the set of operations, defined by a preselected one of the set of constraint software modules, on the image, as a function of preselected ones of the set of parameters, to provide an output image, a test module utilizing the transform module output image, an analysis module for analyzing test module performance, and a feedback loop for varying selected ones of the operations, constraint software modules and parameters, for input to the transform module, to provide a new output image for input to the test module. | 06-10-2010 |
20100142825 | Image segregation system architecture - In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of generating spatio-spectral information for the image, defining a constraint as a function of the spatio-spectral information, and performing an optimization operation as a function of the constraint to generate an intrinsic image corresponding to the image. | 06-10-2010 |
20100278448 | Method for image modification - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, performing an image segregation operation on the image file to generate a set of intrinsic images corresponding to the image, modifying a preselected one of the set of intrinsic images according to a set of preselected operations and merging the modified one of the set of intrinsic images relative to the set of intrinsic images to provide a modified output image. | 11-04-2010 |
20100329546 | Use of an intrinsic image in face recognition - In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, identifying information in the image file relevant to a logical deduction regarding material and illumination aspects of an image and selected from information relevant to spatio-spectral aspects of an image and constituents of color; defining a constraint as a function of the information; and utilizing the constraint in an image segregation operation. | 12-30-2010 |
20110052047 | System and method for generating an intrinsic image using tone mapping and log chromaticity - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image in an array of pixels, in a computer memory, performing a tone mapping method on the image, performing a log chromaticity method on the image and calculating a color value for each pixel as a function of information relevant to the tone mapping method and the log chromaticity method. | 03-03-2011 |
20110064263 | Method and system for processing an image received from a remote source - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of, at a computer system, receiving an image recorded at and transmitted from a remote source, at the computer system, processing the transmitted image, for segregation of the transmitted image into a corresponding intrinsic image and, at the computer system, processing the corresponding intrinsic image to perform a preselected task, for a result. As a further feature of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the remote source comprises a cell phone or remote computer system. | 03-17-2011 |
20110064308 | Method and system for learning a same-material constraint in an image - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, assembling a feature vector for the image file, the feature vector containing information regarding a likelihood that a selected pair of regions of the image file are of a same intrinsic characteristic, providing a classifier derived from a computer learning technique, computing a classification score for the selected pair of regions of the image file, as a function of the feature vector and the classifier and classifying the regions as being of the same intrinsic characteristic, as a function of the classification score. | 03-17-2011 |
20110150338 | Method and system for generating intrinsic images using single reflectance technique - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, identifying a dominant region of single reflectance in the image and segregating the image into intrinsic images as a function of the dominant region of single reflectance. | 06-23-2011 |
20110150358 | Method and system for factoring an illumination image - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, generating an illumination image from the image; and factoring the illumination image to generate a diffuse illumination image and a harsh shadow illumination image. | 06-23-2011 |
20110170768 | Image segregation system with method for handling textures - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, assembling a feature vector for the image file, the feature vector containing information regarding a likelihood that a selected pair of regions of the image file are of a same intrinsic characteristic, for example, a same texture, providing a classifier derived from a computer learning technique, computing a classification score for the selected pair of regions of the image file, as a function of the feature vector and the classifier and classifying the regions as being of the same intrinsic characteristic, as a function of the classification score. | 07-14-2011 |
20120114231 | Method and system for identifying tokens in an image - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, identifying token regions in the image as a function pixel color comparisons relative to threshold values and varying the threshold values in selected areas of the image. | 05-10-2012 |
20120114232 | System and method for identifying complex tokens in an image - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, determining log chromaticity representations for the image, clustering the log chromaticity representations to provide clusters of similar log chromaticity representations and identifying regions of uniform reflectance in the image as a function of the clusters of similar log chromaticity representations. | 05-10-2012 |
20120114263 | Method and system for generating intrinsic images using a smooth illumination constraint - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, organizing information relevant to the image according to a smooth-illumination constraint enforcing a Laplacian filter response such that ∇ | 05-10-2012 |
20120314950 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING TOKENS IN AN IMAGE - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, augmenting a preselected area of the image in a manner to decrease a number of token regions representing the preselected area, and identifying token regions in the augmented image. | 12-13-2012 |
20120314972 | RELATIONSHIP MAINTENANCE IN AN IMAGE PROCESS - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, generating intrinsic images corresponding to the image, and performing a relationship maintenance process to correct artifacts in the intrinsic images. | 12-13-2012 |
20120321222 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING MULTIPLE IMAGES OF A SAME SCENE - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing a sequence of image files depicting images of a same scene, in a computer memory, determining correspondence information relevant to the same scene across the sequence of images, and generating individual intrinsic images for each one of the sequence of images, as a function of the correspondence information. | 12-20-2012 |
20130039571 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LEARNING A SAME-MATERIAL CONSTRAINT IN AN IMAGE - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, assembling a feature vector for the image file, the feature vector containing information regarding a likelihood that a selected pair of regions of the image file are of a same intrinsic characteristic, providing a classifier derived from a computer learning technique, computing a classification score for the selected pair of regions of the image file, as a function of the feature vector and the classifier and classifying the regions as being of the same intrinsic characteristic, as a function of the classification score. | 02-14-2013 |
20130089263 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL IMAGE SIGNAL COMPRESSION USING INTRINSIC IMAGES - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, generating an intrinsic image corresponding to the image, and compressing the intrinsic image to provide a compressed intrinsic image. | 04-11-2013 |
20130094762 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING COMPLEX TOKENS IN AN IMAGE - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, determining log chromaticity representations for the image, clustering the log chromaticity representations as a function of an index, to provide clusters of similar log chromaticity representations and identifying regions of uniform reflectance in the image as a function of the clusters of similar log chromaticity representations. | 04-18-2013 |
20130114891 | POST PROCESSING FOR IMPROVED GENERATION OF INTRINSIC IMAGES - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, generating an intrinsic image corresponding to the image and modifying the intrinsic image as a function of a bi-illuminant, dichromatic reflection model. | 05-09-2013 |
20130114905 | POST PROCESSING FOR IMPROVED GENERATION OF INTRINSIC IMAGES - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, generating a material intrinsic image corresponding to the image and modifying the material intrinsic image by identifying artifacts by comparing derivatives for the material intrinsic image with derivatives for the image, modifying the derivatives for the material intrinsic image to conform the derivatives for the material intrinsic to the derivatives of the image and integrating the modified derivatives for the material intrinsic image to calculate a modified material intrinsic image. | 05-09-2013 |
20130114911 | POST PROCESSING FOR IMPROVED GENERATION OF INTRINSIC IMAGES - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, generating an intrinsic image corresponding to the image and modifying the intrinsic image by performing an edge-preserving blur of illumination. | 05-09-2013 |
20130129208 | COLOR ANALYTICS FOR A DIGITAL IMAGE - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, determining intrinsic component information as a function of spatio-spectral information for the image, and calculating analytical information, as a function of the intrinsic component information. | 05-23-2013 |
20130136348 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING INTRINSIC IMAGES USING A SINGLE REFLECTANCE TECHNIQUE - An automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. The method includes the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, identifying a dominant region of single reflectance in the image and segregating the image into intrinsic images as a function of the dominant region of single reflectance. | 05-30-2013 |
20130156315 | METHOD FOR IMAGE MODIFICATION - An automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. The method includes the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, performing an image segregation operation on the image file to generate a set of intrinsic images corresponding to the image, modifying a preselected one of the set of intrinsic images according to a set of preselected operations and merging the modified one of the set of intrinsic images relative to the set of intrinsic images to provide a modified output image. | 06-20-2013 |
20130342694 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USE OF INTRINSIC IMAGES IN AN AUTOMOTIVE DRIVER-VEHICLE-ASSISTANCE DEVICE - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of arranging a digital camera on a vehicle body, operating the digital camera to provide an image file depicting an image of a scene related to vehicle operation, in a computer memory, generating an intrinsic representation of the image and using the intrinsic representation to analyze the scene. | 12-26-2013 |
20140050399 | LOG-CHROMATICITY CLUSTERING PIPELINE FOR USE IN AN IMAGE PROCESS - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image defined by image locations, in a computer memory, generating a bi-illuminant chromaticity plane in a log color space for representing the image locations of the image in a log-chromaticity representation for the image, providing a set of estimates for the orientation of the bi-illuminant chromaticity plane and calculating an orientation for each one of the image locations as a function of the set of estimates for the orientation. | 02-20-2014 |
20140056514 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING MULTIPLE IMAGES OF A SAME SCENE - An automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. The method comprises the steps of providing a sequence of image files depicting images of a same scene, in a computer memory, determining correspondence information relevant to the same scene across the sequence of images, and generating individual intrinsic images for each one of the sequence of images, as a function of the correspondence information. | 02-27-2014 |
20140219574 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL IMAGE SIGNAL COMPRESSION USING INTRINSIC IMAGES - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, generating an intrinsic image corresponding to the image, and compressing the intrinsic image to provide a compressed intrinsic image. | 08-07-2014 |
20140267916 | SELECTIVE PERCEPTUAL MASKING VIA SCALE SEPARATION IN THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DOMAINS USING INTRINSIC IMAGES FOR USE IN DATA COMPRESSION - An automated, computerized method for processing a video is provided. The method includes providing a video file depicting a video, in a computer memory; scale separating the video file to generate a first scale-separated video and a second scale-separated video corresponding to the video; filtering at least one of the first scale-separated video and the second scale-separated video independent of the other of the first scale-separated video and the second scale-separated video to provide at least one independently filtered video; and compressing the at least one independently filtered video to provide at least one compressed video. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270567 | SELECTIVE PERCEPTUAL MASKING VIA SCALE SEPARATION IN THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DOMAINS USING INTRINSIC IMAGES FOR USE IN DATA COMPRESSION - An automated, computerized method for processing a video is provided. The method includes providing a video file depicting a video, in a computer memory; providing a video file depicting a video, in a computer memory; scale separating the video file by applying an edge-preserving blurring filter to generate a detail scale-separated video and a level scale-separated video corresponding to the video; temporally blurring the detail scale-separated video and spatially blurring the level scale-separated video; combining the filtered detailed scale-separated video and the filtered level scale-separated video to provide an output video; and outputting the output video for use in a data compression operation. | 09-18-2014 |
20140307970 | COLOR ANALYTICS FOR A DIGITAL IMAGE - An automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. The method includes the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, determining intrinsic component information as a function of spatio-spectral information for the image, and calculating analytical information, as a function of the intrinsic component information. | 10-16-2014 |
20140314318 | METHOD FOR IMAGE MODIFICATION - An automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. The method includes the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, performing an image segregation operation on the image file to generate a set of intrinsic images corresponding to the image, modifying a preselected one of the set of intrinsic images according to a set of preselected operations and merging the modified one of the set of intrinsic images relative to the set of intrinsic images to provide a modified output image. | 10-23-2014 |