METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING IMAGE PROCESSING OPERATIONS RELEVANT TO PARTICULAR IMAGERY
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1. A method comprising the acts:
- analyzing received image data to determine a colorfulness metric, a color saturation metric, or a contrast metric; and
using said determined metric in deciding which plurality of different image recognition processes should be applied to image data captured by a smartphone camera, in order to present information derived from different types of imagery to a user from the smartphone.
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Abstract
Image data, such as from a mobile phone camera, is analyzed to determine a colorfulness metric (e.g., saturation) or a contrast metric (e.g., Weber contrast). This metric is then used in deciding which of, or in which order, plural different image recognition processes should be invoked in order to present responsive information to a user. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
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1. A method comprising the acts:
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analyzing received image data to determine a colorfulness metric, a color saturation metric, or a contrast metric; and using said determined metric in deciding which plurality of different image recognition processes should be applied to image data captured by a smartphone camera, in order to present information derived from different types of imagery to a user from the smartphone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein software instructions, said instructions being operative to cause a mobile phone processor programmed thereby to:
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analyze received image data to determine a colorfulness metric, a color saturation metric, or a contrast metric; and use said determined metric in deciding which plurality of different image recognition processes should be invoked by the mobile phone.
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20. A method comprising:
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analyzing received image data to determine a colorfulness metric, a color saturation metric, or a contrast metric; comparing the determined metric with a threshold value; if the determined metric is below the threshold value, applying one or more recognition processes from a first set of processes; and if the determined metric is above the threshold value, applying one or more recognition processes from a second set of processes different than the first; wherein the determined metric is used in deciding which plurality of different image recognition processes should be applied to image data captured by a smartphone camera, in order to present information derived from different types of imagery to a user from the smartphone. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method comprising:
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analyzing a first set of image data to compute a colorfulness metric, a color saturation metric, or a contrast metric; applying said computed metric as an input to a rule-based process to determine which of, or in which order, plural different recognition processes should be applied; and applying the determined recognition process(es) to a set of image data; wherein the computed metric is used in deciding which plurality of different image recognition processes should be applied to image data captured by a smartphone camera, in order to present information derived from different types of imagery to a user from the smartphone. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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