Digital image exposure correction
US7826660B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/4072
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for correcting the exposure of a digital image. An exposure predictor may be generated based on a set of images for which ground truth data are known. After identifying an optimal set of features, the exposure of the digital image may be corrected by extracting values of the selected optimal features from the image, using the predictor to predict a desired exposure correction for the image, and correcting the exposure of the image by the predicted desired amount. Exposure correction is based on a model that relates intensity of light in the world to the RGB digits of the digital image. The model comprises a gamma function that models the response of a typical monitor and a S-shaped curve that compresses the large dynamic range of the world to the small dynamic range of the RGB digit space.
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