Automatic processing scale estimation for use in an image process
AssigneeTandent Vision Science, Inc.
InventorAndrew Neil Stein
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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, calculating processing scale parameter information as a function of width dimension information for penumbrae depicted in the image; and generating intrinsic illumination and material reflectance images corresponding to the image using the processing scale parameter information.
Claims18
An automated, computerized method for processing an image, comprising the steps of:
- providing an image file depicting the image, in a computer memory;
- calculating processing scale parameter information as a function of width dimension information for penumbrae depicted in the image;
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- generating, from the image, intrinsic illumination and material reflectance images corresponding to the image using the processing scale parameter information, wherein the intrinsic illumination image represents intensity and color of light incident upon each point on surfaces depicted in the image and the intrinsic material reflectance image represents reflectance properties of surfaces depicted in the image.
A computer program product, disposed on a non-transitory computer readable media, the product including computer executable process steps operable to control a computer to:
- provide an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, calculate processing scale parameter information as a function of width dimension information for penumbrae depicted in the image, and generate, from the image, intrinsic illumination and material reflectance images corresponding to the image using the processing scale parameter information, wherein the intrinsic illumination image represents intensity and color of light incident upon each point on surfaces depicted in the image and the intrinsic material reflectance image represents reflectance properties of surfaces depicted in the image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.