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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Casey Arthur Smith, Grand Junction, CO (US);
Andrew Neil Stein, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Neil Alldrin, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Casey Arthur Smith, Grand Junction, CO (US);
Andrew Neil Stein, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Neil Alldrin, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Tandent Vision Science, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/34 (2006.01); G06K 9/18 (2006.01); G06K 9/66 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06K 9/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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, generating an illumination image from the image; and factoring the illumination image to generate a diffuse illumination image and a harsh shadow illumination image.