Method and system for skin color estimation from an image
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for estimating skin color from at least one image, said method comprising:
- accessing at least one image of a subject and of an imaged reference color set;
locating at least one skin pixel of said subject in said at least one image and determining a color description thereof;
determining a color correction function to be applied to said color description of said at least one skin pixel;
applying said color correction function to said color description of said at least one skin pixel to create a modified color description; and
generating a skin color estimate of said subject based upon an analysis of said modified color description.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention recite a computer implemented method and system for estimating skin color from an image. In embodiments of the present invention, an image of a subject and of an imaged reference color set is accessed. In embodiments of the present invention, a controlled infrastructure is not required when capturing the image. At least one skin pixel of the subject is located in the image and a color description of the at least one skin pixel is determined. Then, a color correction function to be applied to the color description of the at least one skin pixel is determined. The color correction function is applied to the color description of the at least one skin pixel to create a modified color description. Finally, the skin color of the subject is estimated based upon an analysis of the modified color description.
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1. A computer implemented method for estimating skin color from at least one image, said method comprising:
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accessing at least one image of a subject and of an imaged reference color set;
locating at least one skin pixel of said subject in said at least one image and determining a color description thereof;
determining a color correction function to be applied to said color description of said at least one skin pixel;
applying said color correction function to said color description of said at least one skin pixel to create a modified color description; and
generating a skin color estimate of said subject based upon an analysis of said modified color description. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An image analysis system comprising:
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an input for accessing at least one image of a subject and of an imaged reference color set;
a skin pixel selection component for locating a plurality of skin pixels of said subject in said at least one image and determining a color description thereof;
a color correction determiner for determining a color correction function to be applied to said color description of said plurality of skin pixels;
a color correction applicator for applying said color correction function to said color description of said plurality of skin pixels to create a modified color description; and
a skin color estimator for generating a skin color estimate of said subject based upon an analysis of said modified color description. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method for estimating skin color from at least one image, said method comprising:
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accessing at least one image of a subject and of an imaged reference color set locating at least one skin pixel of said subject in said at least one image and determining a color description thereof;
determining a color correction function to be applied to said color description of said at least one skin pixel;
applying said color correction function to said color description of said at least one skin pixel to create a modified color description; and
generating a skin color estimate of said subject based upon an analysis of said modified color description. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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