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Method for collecting data for color measurements from a digital electronic image capturing device or system

US7599559B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 13, 2005
Grant dateOct 6, 2009
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01J3/10
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for providing an intensity or brightness measurement using a digital image-capturing device comprising: selecting a target area within a field of view of the image-capturing device, the target area containing pixels; measuring the intensity or brightness of pixels in a target area; accumulating the intensity or brightness values of the pixels in the target area; and determining a pixel value representative of the intensity or brightness of the pixels in the target area. A device for making color measurements comprising an image-capture device, a processor or logic device, and a memory location for accumulating color data, and the processor or logic device is programmed to perform color measurements by accumulating the data for pixels located in the target area in memory, and determining a representative color value.

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