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Learning to estimate high-dynamic range outdoor lighting parameters

US10936909B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 2018
Grant dateMar 2, 2021
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/20208
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for determining high-dynamic range lighting parameters for input low-dynamic range images. A neural network system can be trained to estimate lighting parameters for input images where the input images are synthetic and real low-dynamic range images. Such a neural network system can be trained using differences between a simple scene rendered using the estimated lighting parameters and the same simple scene rendered using known ground-truth lighting parameters. Such a neural network system can also be trained such that the synthetic and real low-dynamic range images are mapped in roughly the same distribution. Such a trained neural network system can be used to input a low-dynamic range image determine high-dynamic range lighting parameters.

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