Effective method for detecting regions of given colors and the features of the region surfaces

Yihong Gong; HongJiang Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.171075

23 March 1994 Effective method for detecting regions of given colors and the features of the region surfaces

Yihong Gong, HongJiang Zhang

Proceedings Volume 2182, Image and Video Processing II; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.171075
Event: IS&T/SPIE 1994 International Symposium on Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology, 1994, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Color can be used as a very important cue for image recognition. In industrial and commercial areas, color is widely used as a trademark or identifying feature in objects, such as packaged goods, advertising signs, etc. In image database systems, one may retrieve an image of interest by specifying prominent colors and their locations in the image (image retrieval by contents). These facts enable us to detect or identify a target object using colors. However, this task depends mainly on how effectively we can identify a color and detect regions of the given color under possibly non-uniform illumination conditions such as shade, highlight, and strong contrast. In this paper, we present an effective method to detect regions matching given colors, along with the features of the region surfaces. We adopt the HVC color coordinates in the method because of its ability of completely separating the luminant and chromatic components of colors. Three basis functions functionally serving as the low-pass, high-pass, and band-pass filters, respectively, are introduced.

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Yihong Gong and HongJiang Zhang "Effective method for detecting regions of given colors and the features of the region surfaces", Proc. SPIE 2182, Image and Video Processing II, (23 March 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.171075

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