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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Wenjing LI, Honolulu, HI (US);
Marcelo Soto-thompson, Honolulu, HI (US);
Ulf Gustafsson, Honolulu, HI (US);
Holger Lange, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Wenjing Li, Honolulu, HI (US);
Marcelo Soto-Thompson, Honolulu, HI (US);
Ulf Gustafsson, Honolulu, HI (US);
Holger Lange, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
STI Medical Systems, LLC, LaJolla, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of automated image calibration that corrects for non-uniform illumination and calibrates color that is simple, fast, automated, accurate and reliable. A gray balance algorithm is applied to correct for non-uniform illumination and a color calibration algorithm is then applied to calibrate the human subject data. The system has been applied in multiple clinical sites with different instruments.