Technique for enabling color blind persons to distinguish between various colors

A system configured to process a color image for assisting a color blind user, comprising

• a data memory having stored therein a color space defined by one or more colors associated with the image, and data representative of the colors,
• a first processor to select a first color from the image, the first color having one or more hue components,
• a second processor to analyze the first color to determine the one or more hue components,
• a third processor to modify the data representative of the first color by adding a pattern to the first color, wherein the pattern is uniquely determined based on the one or more hue components of the first color, and
• a fourth processor to apply the pattern to portions of the image having the color, whereby the pattern is distinguishable to the user.

A method for processing a color image on a mobile device for assisting a color blind user, the mobile device having a processor, a camera, and a screen, comprising:

• receiving an image at the processor, from the camera, the image having one or more colors;
• receiving, at the processor, an input command to process the received image;
• selecting, by the processor, a color from the image, the color having one or more hue components;
• analyzing, by the processor, the color to determine the one or more hue components;
• adding, by the processor, a pattern to the color, wherein the pattern is uniquely determined based on the one or more hue components of the color,
• applying, by the processor, the pattern to portions of the image having the color to create a processed image, whereby the pattern is distinguishable to the color blind user;
• and
• displaying the processed image on the screen to the color blind user.