System and method for removing specularity from an image
US8577150B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/10024
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, processing the image to generate intrinsic images including a material image and an illumination image, and detecting and removing specularity as a function of the intrinsic images.
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