17959940. IMAGE STITCHING WITH COLOR HARMONIZATION OF DE-PROCESSED IMAGES FOR SURROUND VIEW SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS simplified abstract (NVIDIA Corporation)
Contents
- 1 IMAGE STITCHING WITH COLOR HARMONIZATION OF DE-PROCESSED IMAGES FOR SURROUND VIEW SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 IMAGE STITCHING WITH COLOR HARMONIZATION OF DE-PROCESSED IMAGES FOR SURROUND VIEW SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Potential Applications
- 1.6 Problems Solved
- 1.7 Benefits
- 1.8 Potential Commercial Applications
- 1.9 Possible Prior Art
- 1.10 Unanswered Questions
- 1.11 Original Abstract Submitted
IMAGE STITCHING WITH COLOR HARMONIZATION OF DE-PROCESSED IMAGES FOR SURROUND VIEW SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Yuzhuo Ren of Sunnyvale CA (US)
Dawid Stanislaw Pajak of San Carlos CA (US)
Niranjan Avadhanam of Saratoga CA (US)
IMAGE STITCHING WITH COLOR HARMONIZATION OF DE-PROCESSED IMAGES FOR SURROUND VIEW SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17959940 titled 'IMAGE STITCHING WITH COLOR HARMONIZATION OF DE-PROCESSED IMAGES FOR SURROUND VIEW SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a method for color harmonization in images captured by different cameras on an ego-object, where the processed images are transformed into a reference light space for harmonization before being reprocessed and stitched into a final image.
- Color harmonization applied to images of an environment in a reference light space
- Different cameras on an ego-object capture images with independent algorithms
- Processed images transformed into a reference light space of linear light
- Color harmonization applied to deprocessed images in the reference light space
- Reprocessing of harmonized images with corresponding capture configuration parameters
- Stitching of processed harmonized images into a final stitched image
- Visualization of the stitched image for viewing by an occupant or operator
Potential Applications
The technology can be applied in various fields such as photography, cinematography, surveillance, and augmented reality.
Problems Solved
The method solves the problem of color inconsistency in images captured by different cameras, ensuring a harmonized visual output.
Benefits
- Consistent color representation in images - Improved visual quality and aesthetics - Enhanced user experience in viewing stitched images
Potential Commercial Applications
"Color Harmonization Technology for Enhanced Visual Output"
Possible Prior Art
There is no known prior art for this specific method of color harmonization in images captured by multiple cameras on an ego-object.
Unanswered Questions
How does the method handle variations in lighting conditions between different cameras?
The patent application does not provide specific details on how the method addresses variations in lighting conditions between cameras.
What is the computational complexity of the color harmonization process?
The patent application does not discuss the computational complexity of the color harmonization process.
Original Abstract Submitted
In various examples, color harmonization is applied to images of an environment in a reference light space. For example, different cameras on an ego-object may use independent capturing algorithms to generate processed images of the environment representing a common time slice using different capture configuration parameters. The processed images may be transformed into deprocessed images by inverting one or more stages of image processing to transform the processed images into a reference light space of linear light, and color harmonization may be applied to the deprocessed images in the reference light space. After applying color harmonization, corresponding image processing may be reapplied to the harmonized images using corresponding capture configuration parameters, the resulting processed harmonized images may be stitched into a stitched image, and a visualization of the stitched image may be presented (e.g., on a monitor visible to an occupant or operator of the ego-object).
