Method for using image depth information
US8144975B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2031 |
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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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