公开(公告)号：US20120269434A1

公开(公告)日：2012-10-25

申请号：US13501271

申请日：2009-10-29

申请人： Clayton Brian Atkins ,  Daniel Tretter ,  Nic Lyons

发明人： Clayton Brian Atkins ,  Daniel Tretter ,  Nic Lyons

IPC分类号： G06K9/36 ,  G06K9/34

CPC分类号： B42D1/08

摘要： A method for characterizing an arrangement of template regions includes identifying a first bounding box that includes one or more template regions, identifying a second bounding box of one or more template regions that are not in the first bounding box, organizing the first and second bounding boxes into a new bounding box, and designating the new bounding box as the characterized arrangement of template regions.

摘要翻译： 用于表征模板区域的布置的方法包括识别包括一个或多个模板区域的第一边界框，识别不在第一边界框中的一个或多个模板区域的第二边界框，组织第一和第二边界框 进入新的边界框，并指定新的边界框作为模板区域的特征排列。

公开(公告)号：US07148990B2

公开(公告)日：2006-12-12

申请号：US10218412

申请日：2002-08-15

申请人： Clayton Brian Atkins ,  Daniel Tretter ,  Qian Lin

发明人： Clayton Brian Atkins ,  Daniel Tretter ,  Qian Lin

IPC分类号： G06K15/00 ,  G06K1/00 ,  H04N1/60

CPC分类号： H04N1/00196 ,  H04N1/00132 ,  H04N1/32101 ,  H04N1/3875 ,  H04N2201/3215 ,  H04N2201/3225 ,  H04N2201/3242 ,  H04N2201/3253

摘要： A method for producing a set of images as a photobook is provided. The method includes selecting a set of images having meta data and determining an attribute value for an attribute associated with each of the images. After determining an attribute value of an attribute, the method adjusts the attribute value associated with at least one of the images to render the attribute value of the images uniform. The method then organizes the images automatically using the meta data and determines a layout of the photobook by automatically adjusting spatial characteristics of the images within the photobook. Once the method determines a layout of the photobook, the method outputs the photobook.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于制作一组图像作为照相册的方法。 该方法包括选择一组具有元数据的图像并确定与每个图像相关联的属性的属性值。 在确定属性的属性值之后，该方法调整与至少一个图像相关联的属性值，以使图像的属性值均匀。 该方法然后使用元数据自动组织图像，并通过自动调整照相簿内的图像的空间特征来确定照相簿的布局。 一旦该方法确定相册的布局，该方法将输出相册。

公开(公告)号：US06778299B2

公开(公告)日：2004-08-17

申请号：US09802401

申请日：2001-03-09

申请人： Qian Lin ,  Daniel Tretter ,  Jian Fan ,  Clayton Brian Atkins

发明人： Qian Lin ,  Daniel Tretter ,  Jian Fan ,  Clayton Brian Atkins

IPC分类号： H04N1405

CPC分类号： H04N1/4053 ,  G06K15/107 ,  H04N1/40087

摘要： A method and system for halftoning images that uses error diffusion with partial dots is provided. First, an input picture element (input pixel) that has a picture level (e.g., gray level) is received. Next, a reproducible gray level is generated based on the gray level of an input pixel. Then, a corrected gray level is generated based on the gray level of an input pixel and an error amount (e.g., error propagated or diffused from adjacent areas or pixels). A determination is made whether the corrected gray level is in a predetermined relationship with a threshold. When the corrected gray level is in a predetermined relationship with the threshold, the reproducible gray level (i.e., partial dot size) is provided as output. When the corrected gray level is not in a predetermined relationship with the threshold, a zero value is provided as output. It is noted that the output gray level and the corrected gray level are provided to an error distribution module for calculating an error and for propagating or diffusing the error to future adjacent areas or pixels.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于使用部分点使用误差扩散的图像进行半色调的方法和系统。 首先，接收具有图像电平（例如，灰度级）的输入像素（输入像素）。 接下来，基于输入像素的灰度级产生可再现的灰度级。 然后，基于输入像素的灰度级和错误量（例如，从相邻区域或像素传播或扩散的误差）生成校正灰度级。 确定校正灰度级是否与阈值处于预定关系。 当校正的灰度级与阈值成预定关系时，提供可重现的灰度级（即部分点大小）作为输出。 当校正灰度级与阈值不成预定关系时，提供零值作为输出。 注意，将输出灰度级和校正灰度级提供给用于计算误差并将误差传播或扩散到未来相邻区域或像素的误差分布模块。

公开(公告)号：US20110019912A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-27

申请号：US12822864

申请日：2010-06-24

申请人： Jonathan Yen ,  Daniel Tretter ,  Huitao Luo ,  Suk Hwan Lim

发明人： Jonathan Yen ,  Daniel Tretter ,  Huitao Luo ,  Suk Hwan Lim

IPC分类号： G06K9/34

CPC分类号： G06K9/0061

摘要： Peteye is the appearance of an unnatural coloration (not necessarily red) of the pupils in an animal appearing in an image captured by a camera with flash illumination. Systems and methods of detecting and correcting peteye are described. In one aspect a classification map segmenting pixels in the input image into peteye pixels and non-peteye pixels is generated based on a respective segmentation condition on values of the pixels. Candidate peteye pixel areas are identified in the classification map. The generating and the identifying processes are repeated with the respective condition replaced by a different respective segmentation condition on the pixel values.

摘要翻译： Peteye是出现在用闪光照相机拍摄的图像中出现的动物中的不自然着色（不一定是红色）的瞳孔的出现。 描述了检测和修正peteye的系统和方法。 在一个方面，基于对像素的值的相应分割条件来生成将输入图像中的像素分割成peteye像素和非peteye像素的分类图。 候选peteye像素区域在分类图中被识别。 重复生成和识别处理，其中各个条件由像素值上的不同的相应分割条件替换。

公开(公告)号：US07333653B2

公开(公告)日：2008-02-19

申请号：US10653019

申请日：2003-08-29

申请人： Huitao Luo ,  Jonathan Yen ,  Daniel Tretter

发明人： Huitao Luo ,  Jonathan Yen ,  Daniel Tretter

IPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/34

CPC分类号： G06K9/0061 ,  H04N1/62 ,  H04N1/624

摘要： Systems and methods of detecting and correcting redeye in an image are described. In one aspect, pixels of the input image are segmented based on projections of color values of the pixels onto two-dimensional thresholding planes. Candidate redeye pixel areas are identified in the input image based on the segmented pixels of the input image.

摘要翻译： 描述了图像中检测和校正红眼的系统和方法。 在一个方面，基于将像素的颜色值投影到二维阈值平面上来分割输入图像的像素。 基于输入图像的分割像素，在输入图像中识别候选红眼像素区域。

公开(公告)号：US07057767B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-06

申请号：US09801038

申请日：2001-03-06

申请人： Daniel Tretter

发明人： Daniel Tretter

IPC分类号： H04N1/40

CPC分类号： H04N1/4097 ,  H04N1/4095

摘要： A method and system for automatically removing noise from images. First, a current pixel is received. Next, an activity metric of the current pixel is computed by using the current pixel and a neighborhood of pixels related to the current pixel. Then, a distance metric that indicates the likelihood that the current pixel is a background pixel is computed by using the activity metric and at least one background parameter. The distance metric provides a soft thresholding framework for the background removal. The current pixel is modified based on the distance metric.

公开(公告)号：US20050067496A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-31

申请号：US10675026

申请日：2003-09-30

申请人： Jonathan Yen ,  Jian Fan ,  Daniel Tretter

发明人： Jonathan Yen ,  Jian Fan ,  Daniel Tretter

IPC分类号： G06K7/10 ,  G06K9/20 ,  G06K19/06 ,  G06K5/04 ,  G06K9/32

CPC分类号： G06K7/10 ,  G06K9/2054 ,  G06K19/06009

摘要： Systems and methods of extracting from an input image a graphical bar code containing graphically encoded information are described. In one aspect, a document template is matched to the input image. The document template is selected from a set of document templates each having a respective predetermined page layout corresponding to a respective document type and including a predetermined graphical bar code location. The input image is cropped based on information relating to the graphical bar code location in the page layout of the document template matched to the input image to produce a cropped graphical bar code candidate for decoding.

摘要翻译： 描述从输入图像提取包含图形编码信息的图形条形码的系统和方法。 在一个方面，文档模板与输入图像匹配。 从一组文档模板中选择文档模板，每个文档模板具有对应于相应文档类型并且包括预定图形条形码位置的相应预定页面布局。 基于与输入图像匹配的文档模板的页面布局中的图形条形码位置相关的信息裁剪输入图像，以产生用于解码的剪切图形条形码候选。

公开(公告)号：US20050047656A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-03

申请号：US10653021

申请日：2003-08-29

申请人： Huitao Luo ,  Jonathan Yen ,  Daniel Tretter ,  Niaz Pavel

发明人： Huitao Luo ,  Jonathan Yen ,  Daniel Tretter ,  Niaz Pavel

IPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/40 ,  H04N1/46 ,  H04N1/62 ,  H04N5/217

CPC分类号： H04N1/62 ,  G06K9/0061 ,  G06T7/90 ,  H04N1/624

摘要： Systems and methods of detecting and correcting redeye in an image are described. In one aspect, the input image is sub-sampled to generate a thumbnail image, redeye pixel areas are detected in the thumbnail image. In another aspect, an input image having lines of pixels with original color values is processed. One or more redeye pixel areas corresponding to respective areas in the input image are detected. Each pixel in the input image corresponding to the detected redeye pixel areas is classified as a redeye pixel or a non-redeye pixel on a line-by-line basis without reference to pixels in adjacent lines. The original color values of pixels in the input image classified as redeye pixels are corrected.

摘要翻译： 描述了图像中检测和校正红眼的系统和方法。 在一个方面，对输入图像进行子采样以生成缩略图，在缩略图中检测到红眼像素区域。 在另一方面，处理具有原始颜色值的像素行的输入图像。 检测与输入图像中的各个区域对应的一个或多个红眼像素区域。 对应于检测到的红眼像素区域的输入图像中的每个像素在逐行基础上被分类为红眼像素或非红眼像素，而不参考相邻行中的像素。 校正分类为红眼像素的输入图像中的像素的原始颜色值。

公开(公告)号：US20050027712A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-03

申请号：US10631369

申请日：2003-07-31

申请人： Ullas Gargi ,  Daniel Tretter

发明人： Ullas Gargi ,  Daniel Tretter

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30274 ,  G06F17/30265

摘要： Systems and methods of organizing a collection of objects are described. In one aspect, a sequence of objects is segmented into object clusters based on: comparisons of successive object intervals to weighted measures of cluster extent; and comparisons of successive object intervals to weighted measures of cluster object density. In another aspect, objects from the collection are segmented into clusters. Context-related meta data associated with the objects and parsable into multiple levels of a name hierarchy is extracted. Names are assigned to clusters based on the extracted context-related meta data corresponding to a level of the name hierarchy selected to distinguish segmented clusters from one another. In another aspect, a sequence of objects that are segmented into clusters is accessed. Each cluster includes multiple objects arranged in a respective sequence in accordance with context-related meta data associated with the objects. At least two constituent objects representative of beginning and ending instances in the corresponding object sequence are selected for each object cluster. The selected representative objects of each cluster are graphically presented on a screen.

摘要翻译： 描述组织对象集合的系统和方法。 在一个方面，将对象序列分为对象群集，其基于：将连续对象间隔与群集范围的加权度量进行比较; 并将连续对象间隔与群集对象密度的加权度量进行比较。 在另一方面，集合中的对象被分段成簇。 提取与对象相关联并且可解析为名称层次结构的多个级别的与上下文相关的元数据。 基于提取的与所选择的名称层级的对应的上下文相关的元数据将名称分配给集群，以将分割的集群彼此区分开。 在另一方面，访问被分段成簇的对象序列。 每个群集包括根据与对象相关联的上下文相关元数据以相应序列排列的多个对象。 为每个对象集群选择表示对应对象序列中的开始和结束实例的至少两个组成对象。 每个集群的所选代表对象以图形方式呈现在屏幕上。

公开(公告)号：US06839450B2

公开(公告)日：2005-01-04

申请号：US09844324

申请日：2001-04-26

申请人： Jonathan Yen ,  Daniel Tretter ,  Ron Kimmel

发明人： Jonathan Yen ,  Daniel Tretter ,  Ron Kimmel

IPC分类号： G06T5/00 ,  G06T1/00 ,  G06T5/20 ,  H04N1/32 ,  H04N1/387 ,  H04N1/40 ,  H04K1/00

CPC分类号： G06T1/0021 ,  H04N1/32203 ,  H04N1/32256

摘要： Systems and methods of detecting halftone modulations that are embedded in an image are described. The halftone modulations represent an ordered sequence of digital halftone microscreens that encodes information that has been embedded in the image. In one embodiment, the embedded information is detected by applying a respective matched filter to the image for each of two or more different halftone modulations to identify the ordered sequence of halftone modulations embedded in the image. This approach provides an effective, robust and efficient scheme for detecting such halftone modulations without knowledge of the original image before halftone modulation.