Systems and methods for mobile image capture and processing
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06K-009/00
G06T-011/20
G06F-003/00
H04N-001/40
G06T-005/00
G06T-007/00
G06T-003/00
G06F-017/40
H04N-001/387
G06T-007/40
G06K-009/38
출원번호
US-0740134
(2013-01-11)
등록번호
US-9158967
(2015-10-13)
발명자
/ 주소
Shustorovich, Alexander
Macciola, Anthony
Thrasher, Christopher W.
출원인 / 주소
Kofax, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Zilka-Kotab, PC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
40인용 특허 :
258
초록▼
In various embodiments, methods, systems, and computer program products for processing digital images captured by a mobile device are disclosed. Myriad features enable and/or facilitate processing of such digital images using a mobile device that would otherwise be technically impossible or impracti
In various embodiments, methods, systems, and computer program products for processing digital images captured by a mobile device are disclosed. Myriad features enable and/or facilitate processing of such digital images using a mobile device that would otherwise be technically impossible or impractical, and furthermore address unique challenges presented by images captured using a camera rather than a traditional flat-bed scanner, paper-feed scanner or multifunction peripheral.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for correcting unevenness of illumination in one or more regions of a digital image, the method comprising: using a processor, deriving a two-dimensional illumination model from the digital image, the deriving comprising: dividing, using a processor, a tetragon comprising a detected digi
1. A method for correcting unevenness of illumination in one or more regions of a digital image, the method comprising: using a processor, deriving a two-dimensional illumination model from the digital image, the deriving comprising: dividing, using a processor, a tetragon comprising a detected digital representation of a document within the digital image into a plurality of sections, each section comprising a plurality of pixels;determining a distribution of color channel values of each section, each distribution of color channel value corresponding to one of a plurality of color channels;determining, for each distribution of color channel values, one or more of: an average color of a primary background of the corresponding section; andan average color of a secondary background of the corresponding section; andfor each section, designating either the primary background color or the secondary background color as a local representation of a main background of the digital representation of the document, each local representation being characterized by either the average color of the primary background of the corresponding section or the average color of the secondary background of the corresponding section; andapplying the two-dimensional illumination model to each pixel in the digital image. 2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the two-dimensional illumination model is a second-degree polynomial characterized by an equation v=ax2+bxy+cy2+dx+ey+f, wherein v is an average color channel value for one of the plurality of color channels,wherein a, b, c, d, e, and f are each unknown parameters of the two-dimensional illumination model,wherein each unknown parameter a, b, c, d, e, and f is approximated using a least-mean-squares approximation,wherein x is a x-coordinate of a mid-point pixel in the section, andwherein y is a y-coordinate of the mid-point pixel in the section. 3. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising: determining, for each section, a plurality of color clusters;determining a plurality of numerous color clusters, each numerous color cluster corresponding to high frequency of representation in the section;determining a total area of the section;determining a plurality of partial section areas, each partial section area corresponding to an area represented by one of the plurality of numerous color clusters;dividing each partial section area by the total area to obtain a cluster percentage area for each numerous color cluster; andclassifying each numerous color cluster as either a background cluster or a non-background cluster based on the cluster percentage area,wherein the classifying identifies either: no background in the section,a single most numerous background in the section, ortwo most numerous backgrounds in the section. 4. The method as recited in claim 3, the applying comprising: for a plurality of background clusters: calculating an average color channel value of each background cluster,calculating a hue ratio of each background cluster, andcalculating a median hue ratio for the plurality of background clusters; andcomparing the hue ratio of each background cluster to the median hue ratio of the plurality of clusters;selecting a most likely background as the local representation based on the comparison;calculating a plurality of average main background color channel values over a plurality of local representations;calculating a difference between one or more predicted background channel values and the plurality of average main background color channel values;multiplying the difference by a fraction to generate a fractional difference; andadding the fractional difference to one or more color channel values for each pixel in the digital image. 5. The method as recited in claim 4, wherein the fraction is a value in a range from 0 to 1. 6. The method as recited in claim 3, wherein the classifying comprises classifying each pixel belonging to a cluster containing a number of pixels greater than a background threshold as a background pixel. 7. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein the background threshold is in a range from 0 to 100%. 8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the processor is part of a mobile device, the mobile device having an integrated camera. 9. A system, comprising: a processor configured to execute logic;logic for deriving a two-dimensional illumination model from the digital image by: dividing, using the processor, a tetragon comprising a detected digital representation of a document within the digital image into a plurality of sections, each section comprising a plurality of pixels;determining a distribution of color channel values of each section, each distribution of color channel value corresponding to one of a plurality of color channels;determining, for each distribution of color channel values, one or more of: an average color of a primary background of the corresponding section; andan average color of a secondary background of the corresponding section; andfor each section, designating either the primary background color or the secondary background color as a local representation of a main background of the digital representation of the document, each local representation being characterized by either the average color of the primary background of the corresponding section or the average color of the secondary background of the corresponding section; andlogic for applying the two-dimensional illumination model to each pixel in the digital image. 10. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code stored thereon, the computer readable program code comprising: computer readable program code configured to derive a two-dimensional illumination model from the digital image by: dividing, using a processor, a tetragon comprising a detected digital representation of a document within the digital image into a plurality of sections, each section comprising a plurality of pixels;determining a distribution of color channel values of each section, each distribution of color channel value corresponding to one of a plurality of color channels;determining, for each distribution of color channel values, one or more of: an average color of a primary background of the corresponding section; andan average color of a secondary background of the corresponding section; andfor each section, designating either the primary background color or the secondary background color as a local representation of a main background of the digital representation of the document, each local representation being characterized by either the average color of the primary background of the corresponding section or the average color of the secondary background of the corresponding section; andcomputer readable program code configured to apply the two-dimensional illumination model to each pixel in the digital image. 11. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the digital image comprises a digital representation of a document. 12. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising: determining an illumination problem exists within the digital image, and, in response to determining the illumination problem exists, performing the deriving and the applying. 13. The method as recited in claim 3, wherein determining the plurality of color clusters utilizes a clustering technique selected from: a Markov-chain Monte Carlo technique, a nearest neighbor joining technique, a distribution-based clustering technique, an expectation-maximization technique, a density-based clustering technique, a density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise (DBSCAN) technique, and an ordering points to identify clustering structure (OPTICS) technique. 14. The method as recited in claim 4, wherein the fraction is approximately ¾. 15. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the threshold is approximately 15%. 16. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein applying the two-dimensional illumination model normalizes illumination values of a plurality of pixels of the digital image, generating an illumination-normalized digital image. 17. The method as recited in claim 16, further comprising submitting the illumination-normalized digital image to a business workflow. 18. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the business workflow comprises a financial transaction. 19. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the workflow comprises a loan application. 20. The computer program product as recited in claim 10, wherein applying the two-dimensional illumination model normalizes illumination values of a plurality of pixels of the digital image, generating an illumination-normalized digital image, and further comprising computer readable program code configured to submit the illumination-normalized digital image to a business workflow, wherein the business workflow comprises a financial transaction.
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