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Method for identifying film type
Assignee: Kodak IL Ltd
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Filing: 1993-02-10
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Granted: 1995-05-02
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Expires: 2013-02-10
Abstract
Abstract A method for identifying the film type of a color input medium having picture and film border areas and which is scanned to produce an input image having a multiplicity of color separations having portions corresponding to the picture and border areas, the method including the steps of creating picture histograms of the picture area of the input image, defining a dark level and a bright level for each of the picture histograms and identifying a film type by comparing the dark and bright levels to predetermined thresholds defining predetermined characteristics of a given film type.
Inventors
- 👤 Omri Govrin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 13:27
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/46; H04N1/56; H04N1/60; H04N1/6094; G; G06; G06T; G06T7/00; G06T7/90; H04N1/40; H04N1/40062; G06T2207/00; G06T2207/10; G06T2207/10004; G06T2207/10008; G06T2207/10024
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A method for identifying the film type of a color input medium having picture and film border areas and which is scanned to produce an input image having a multiplicity of color separations having portions corresponding to said picture and border areas, the method comprising the steps of: creating picture histograms for each color separation and for luminance values of said picture area of said input image; defining a dark level and a bright level for each of said picture histograms; and identifying a film type by comparing said dark and bright levels to predetermined thresholds that define predetermined characteristics of a given film type. wherein said multiplicity of color separations comprise red, blue and green color separations, wherein said dark and bright levels include red dark and red bright, green dark and green bright, blue dark and blue bright, and luminance dark and luminance bright levels.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
147 words
A method for identifying the film type of a color input medium having picture and film border areas and which is scanned to produce an input image having a multiplicity of color separations having portions corresponding to said picture and border areas, the method comprising the steps of: creating picture histograms for each color separation and for luminance values of said picture area of said input image; defining a dark level and a bright level for each of said picture histograms; and identifying a film type by comparing said dark and bright levels to predetermined thresholds that define predetermined characteristics of a given film type. wherein said multiplicity of color separations comprise red, blue and green color separations, wherein said dark and bright levels include red dark and red bright, green dark and green bright, blue dark and blue bright, and luminance dark and luminance bright levels.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method according to claim 1 and wherein said input image is comprised of pixels and said step of creating picture histograms includes the step of eliminating pixels, the luminance of which differs from the luminance of neighboring pixels by more than a predetermined minimal luminance value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method according to claim 1 and wherein said input image is comprised of pixels and said step of creating picture histograms includes the step of eliminating pixels, the luminance of which differs from the luminance of said pixels neighboring pixels by less than a predetermined maximal luminance value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method according to claim 1 and wherein said step of creating picture histograms includes the steps of creating first histograms from said input image and defining said picture histograms as those portions of said first histograms extending from the origin to a first gap of at least a predetermined size.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 1 and wherein said step of identifying includes the step of determining whether said red dark level is darker than one of said predetermined thresholds corresponding to red dark levels.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 5; and wherein said predetermined red dark level threshold is within the range 1.44-2.25.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 1 and wherein said step of identifying includes the step of determining whether said blue bright level is brighter than one of said predetermined thresholds corresponding to blue bright levels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 7 and wherein said predetermined blue bright level threshold is within the range of 0.27-1.0.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 1 and wherein said step of identifying includes the step of determining whether said luminance bright level is brighter than one of said predetermined thresholds corresponding to luminance dark levels.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 9 and wherein said predetermined luminance bright level threshold is within the range of 0.38-0.85.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method according to claim 1 and wherein said step of identifying includes the step of determining transmission ratios between said red dark and green dark levels, said red dark and blue dark levels, said red bright and green bright levels and said red bright and blue bright levels.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method according to claim 11 and wherein said step of identifying includes the step of determining whether said transmission ratio between said red dark and green dark levels is smaller than one of said predetermined thresholds corresponding to said ratio between red dark and green dark levels.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 12 and wherein said predetermined threshold is between 0.2 and 0.9.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method according to claim 11 and wherein said step of identifying includes the step of determining whether said transmission ratio between said red dark and blue dark levels is smaller than one of said predetermined thresholds corresponding to said ratio between red dark and blue dark levels.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 14 and wherein said predetermined threshold is between 0.1 and 0.7.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method according to claim 11 and wherein said step of identifying includes the step of determining whether said transmission ratio between said red dark and green bright levels is smaller than one of said predetermined thresholds corresponding to said ratio between red dark and green bright levels.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 16 and wherein said predetermined threshold is between 0.2 and 0.9.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method according to claim 11 and wherein said step of identifying includes the step of determining whether said transmission ratio between said red dark and blue bright levels is smaller than one of said predetermined thresholds corresponding to said ratio between red dark and blue bright levels.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 18 and wherein said predetermined threshold is between 0.1 and 0.7.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method according to claim 2 and wherein said dark levels are generally brighter than a first predetermined percentage of said pixels of said image and said bright levels are generally brighter than a second predetermined percentage of said pixels of said image.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
258 words
A method according to claim 1 and wherein said step of identifying includes the steps of: determining transmission ratios between said red dark and green dark levels, said red dark and blue dark levels, said red bright and green bright levels and said red bright and blue bright levels; determining whether: a) said red dark level is darker than one of said predetermined thresholds corresponding to red dark levels; b) said blue bright level is brighter than one of said predetermined thresholds corresponding to blue dark levels; c) said luminance bright level is brighter than one of said predetermined thresholds corresponding to luminance bright levels; d) said transmission ratio between said red dark and green dark levels is smaller than one of said predetermined thresholds corresponding to said ratio between said red dark and green dark levels; e) said transmission ratio between said red dark and blue dark levels is smaller than one of said predetermined thresholds corresponding to said ratio between red dark and blue dark levels; f) said transmission ratio between said red bright and green bright levels is smaller than one of said predetermined thresholds corresponding to said ratio between red bright and green bright levels; g) said transmission ratio between said red bright and blue bright levels is smaller than one of said predetermined thresholds corresponding to said ratio between red bright and blue bright levels; producing a weighted average of at least two results of parts a-g of said second step of determining; and utilizing said weighted average to determine said film type.
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