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Implementation of a Re-coloring System on Monitor for Red-green Color Vision Deficiency

적록 색각이상자를 위한 모니터 색 보정 시스템 구현

  • 조경선 (고려대학교 전기전자전파공학부) ;
  • 고성제 (고려대학교 전기전자전파공학부)
  • Received : 2015.04.01
  • Accepted : 2015.04.24
  • Published : 2015.05.25
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Abstract

People with color vision deficiency (CVD) experience difficulties in discriminating some color combinations and color differences due to the abnormal retinal cone systems. While there exist smartphones with a re-coloring function for CVD, monitors do not provide the re-coloring function. In this paper, we propose a new re-coloring algorithm that adjusts the displayed colors for CVD using a color controller embedded in the monitor. The proposed algorithm converts the hue and saturation in HSV color space, according to the type and strength of the color deficiency. The results of the performance evaluation with a certain number of people with CVD show that the proposed system can convert colors imperceptible into perceptible.

색각이상자는 색을 인지하는 원추세포의 이상으로 인해 특정 색의 조합을 분별하는데 어려움을 겪는다. 이를 돕기 위해 스마트폰에는 색각이상자를 위한 색 보정 기능이 내장되어 있지만, 모니터에는 이러한 기능이 제공되고 있지 않다. 본 논문에서는 모니터에 내장된 색 조절 기능을 이용하는 색 보정 기법을 제안하고, 이를 모니터에 구현하였다. 제안하는 색 보정 기법은 색각이상자의 색 인지 능력을 HSV 색 공간에서 분석한 것을 기반으로 색각이상의 종류와 강도에 따라 색조와 채도를 보정한다. 색각이상자들을 대상으로 진행한 성능 평가 결과는 제안하는 시스템이 색각이상자가 구분하기 어려운 색을 효과적으로 구분 가능하도록 변환함을 보여준다.

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