SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND CLASSIFYING COLOR REGIONS FROM A DIGITAL IMAGE
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1. A method of identifying and classifying regions of a digital image, said method comprising the steps of:
- inputting an image as a color digital image;
obtaining information that identifies color regions of said color digital image; and
classifying color and non-color regions of said color digital image based upon said identifying information.
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Abstract
A system and method of identifying and classifying regions of a digital image. The method includes an initial step of inputting an image as a color digital image. Subsequently, information that identifies color regions of the color digital image is obtained. Finally, color and non-color regions of the color digital image are classified based upon the identifying information.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of identifying and classifying regions of a digital image, said method comprising the steps of:
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inputting an image as a color digital image; obtaining information that identifies color regions of said color digital image; and classifying color and non-color regions of said color digital image based upon said identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of identifying and classifying regions of a digital image, said method comprising the steps of:
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inputting an image as a color digital image; obtaining information that identifies color and photo regions of said color digital image; classifying color, photo, non-color and non-photo regions of said color digital image based upon said identifying information; and individually compressing said color, non-color, photo and non-photo regions based on a quality characteristic of each of said regions. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Electronically-readable media tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a processor to perform a method of digital image analysis, the method comprising the steps of:
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inputting an image as a color digital image; obtaining information that identifies color regions of said color digital image; and classifying color and non-color regions of said color digital image based upon said identifying information.
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20. A digital imaging system comprising:
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a color image capturing device configured for obtaining a digital image; and a processor electrically connected to at least one of the image capturing device configured for obtaining information that identifies color regions of said color digital image and classifying color and non-color regions of said color digital image based upon said identifying information.
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