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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2004
Elena A. Fedorovskaya, Pittsford, NY (US);
James R. Niederbaumer, Webster, NY (US);
Lorrie Claver, Legal Representative, Webster, NY (US);
Elena A. Fedorovskaya, Pittsford, NY (US);
James R. Niederbaumer, Webster, NY (US);
Lorrie Claver, legal representative, Webster, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for automatically determining the acceptability of an input image for a predetermined output operation, such as printing, includes the steps of: (a) identifying one or more important areas in the input image; (b) calculating a salient acceptability feature for each of the important areas; (c) determining the acceptability of the input image from the salient acceptability features of the important areas; and (d) implementing the predetermined output operation based on the acceptability of the input image determined in step (c).