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Device and method for acquiring shadow-free images of documents for scanning purposes

US11876945B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 21, 2021
Grant dateJan 16, 2024
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Expiry dateNov 26, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/60
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for acquiring shadow-free images of a document for scanning or other purposes is applied in a device. The method includes training a shadow prediction model based on sample documents of a sample library and inputting a background color and a shadow mask of each of the sample documents extracted by the shadow prediction model into a predetermined shadow removing network for training, to obtain a shadow removing model. The method further includes obtaining a background color and a shadow mask of the document through the shadow prediction model and removing the shadows of the document based on the shadow removing model. The device utilizing the method is also disclosed.

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