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Method for using image depth information in identifying illumination fields

US7894662B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 11, 2006
Grant dateFeb 22, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V2201/12
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for determining illumination information in an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of identifying depth information in the image, identifying spatio-spectral information for the image, as a function of the depth information and utilizing the spatio-spectral information to identify illumination flux in the image.

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