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Method and a device for extracting color features

US8971619B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 16, 2013
Grant dateMar 3, 2015
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Expiry dateApr 29, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V10/56
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and device for extracting color features, relating to the field of image processing includes converting an original image into sub-images corresponding to channels in a color space, dividing the sub-images into a plurality of cells with identical size, and calculating the color histograms of each of the plurality of cells. A cell and neighboring cells thereof are defined as the effective scope of the cell, and a feature vector of the cell is determined according to a degree of similarity of the color histograms of every two neighboring cells in the effective scope. The feature vectors of the cells in the sub-images are concatenated to obtain feature vectors of the sub-images, and a feature vector of the original image is obtained according to the feature vectors of the sub-images.

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