Color naming, color categorization and describing color composition of images

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory, computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code stored therein, that when executed, implements a method, the method comprising:

• computing a simplified representation of a scene consistent with human observation of the scene, including:
• applying chromatic transformation to accommodate for different illumination conditions;
• labeling pixels in the scene into different pixel types;
• performing adaptive smoothing of said image where the amount of smoothing around each pixel depends on the type of the pixel;
• determining perceptually significant pixels and perceptually insignificant pixels;
• and
• reapplying chromatic transformation to preserve the color appearance to a human observer.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a data processing system configured to compute a simplified representation of a scene consistent with human observation of the scene, including:
• applying chromatic transformation to accommodate for different illumination conditions;
• labeling pixels in the scene into different pixel types;
• performing adaptive smoothing of said image where the amount of smoothing around each pixel depends on the type of the pixel;
• determining perceptually significant pixels and perceptually insignificant pixels;
• and
• reapplying chromatic transformation to preserve the color appearance to a human observer.