Assistance for color recognition
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAdam D. Braham, Jennifer A. Haugen, Jeffrey A. Schmidt, Lowell C. Thomason
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for processing a color image for a color blind person to perceive color variation within the color image. Specifically, in a typical embodiment, a color image is received from an image capture device or other means. Each area of the color image having one of a specific color or color combination is determined. A pattern is generated based on the one of the specific color or color combination. A pattern overlay of the generated pattern is rendered on a display device.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for processing a color image, comprising:
- receiving a color image;
- determining an area of the color image having a color combination comprising a first color and a second color;
- generating a first pattern based on the first color;
- generating a second pattern based on the second color;
- and
- rendering a pattern overlay based on the first pattern and the second pattern, on a display device, wherein, in the pattern overlay, a pitch of the first pattern is based on a proportion of an amount of the first color and an amount of the second color in the color combination.
A system for processing a color image, comprising:
- a memory medium comprising instructions;
- a bus coupled to the memory medium;
- and
- a color image processing tool coupled to the bus that when executing the instructions causes the system to:
- receive a color image;
- determine an area of the color image having a color combination comprising a first color and a second color;
- generate a first pattern based on the first color;
- generate a second pattern based on the second color;
- and
- render a pattern overlay based on the first pattern and the second pattern, on a display device, wherein, in the pattern overlay, a pitch of the first pattern and a pitch of the second pattern are each based on a proportion of an amount of the first color and an amount of the second color in the color combination.
A computer program product for processing a color image, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium, to:
- receive a color image;
- determine an area of the color image having a color combination comprising a first color and a second color;
- generate a first pattern based on the first color;
- generate a second pattern based on the second color;
- and
- render a pattern overlay based on the first pattern and the second pattern, on a display device, wherein, in the pattern overlay, a pitch of the first pattern and a pitch of the second pattern are each based on a proportion of an amount of the first color and an amount of the second color in the color combination.
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