• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.15 no.12
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• pp.2527-2533
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• 2011

In this paper we propose a new pre-processing algorithm applied to multi-view video coding using color compensation algorithm based on image features. Multi-view images have a difference between neighboring frames according to illumination and different camera characteristics. To compensate this color difference, first we model the characteristics of cameras based on frame's feature from each camera and then correct the color difference. To extract corresponding features from each frame, we use Harris corner detection algorithm and characteristic coefficients used in the model is estimated by using Gauss-Newton algorithm. In this algorithm, we compensate RGB components of target images, separately from the reference image. The experimental results with many test images show that the proposed algorithm peformed better than the histogram based algorithm as much as 14 % of bit reduction and 0.5 dB ~ 0.8dB of PSNR enhancement.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2010.07a
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• pp.220-223
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• 2010

최근 연이은 3D 영화의 성공에 힘입어 영화 산업계를 중심으로 3D 콘텐츠 생성이 늘고 있으며, 이를 가정 내에서도 즐길 수 있도록 다양한 3DTV가 출시되고 있다. 그러나 3DTV의 특성 상 3D 재생 시 밝기 저하에 따른 색 재현 문제로 인하여 입체감과 공간감을 느끼는 대신 2D에서의 화려한 색감을 만끽할 수 없게 되었다. 이에 본 논문은 3D 시청 시에도 2D에서와 같은 색감을 최대한 제공하기 위한 방법에 대해 연구하였다. 이를 위하여 3DTV를 활용하여 입력 RGB 영상에 대하여 2D와 3D 재생 시 재현되는 RGB intensity를 측정한 후 입출력에 따른 관계 모델링을 실시하였고, 모델링에 근거하여 3D 재생 시 2D 대비 보정되어야 할 색상 요소에 대한 매핑 테이블(mapping table)을 생성하였다. 생성된 매핑 테이블은 기존 3DTV 시스템의 출력부에 3D 색상 보정 모듈로써 추가하도록 하여 일반 2D 재생 시에는 입력영상이 바이패스(bypass)되도록 하고, 3D 재생 시에는 본 논문에 의한 3D 색상 보정용 매핑 테이블을 통해 색상 보정 과정을 수행하도록 하여 3D 재생 시에도 2D에서 느낄 수 있는 색감을 재현할 수 있도록 하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.1292-1302
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• 2009

In this paper, we proposed Single Tone Detection Algorithm for prevent decoloration and color distortion of single tone image in auto white balance of mobile phone camera. Conventional auto white balance which accomplish very well using complex color images, but there are some problems if input images are single tone image or included large part of single tone. If input images are singlet one, or included large part of single tone, which cause decoloration or distorted color in output images. In this paper, we proposed single tone detection algorithm using color histogram data for solve decoloration or distorted color problems. If this algorithm is applied to auto white balance, it will be improvement in auto white balance.

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.161-168
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• 2006

In this paper, we propose a method for the pattern inspection of LCD module using the color compensation and pattern matching. The pattern matching is generally used for the inspection method of LCD module at the industry. LCD module has many defections such as the brightness difference of the back light, the optic feature of liquid crystal, the difference of the light penetrated by driving LCD and the color difference by the lighting. The conventional method without the color compensation can not solve these defections and decreases the efficiency of inspecting LCD module. The method proposed to inspect defective badness through the pattern matching after it compensated color difference of the LCD occurred by the various causes. At first, it revises with setting by standard tone of color with the LCD pattern of the reference image. And It perform the preprocessing and pattern matching algorithm on the compensated image. In experiment, we confirmed that this algorithm is useful to detect some defections of LCD module. The proposed methods was easy to detect the faulty product.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.33 no.5_1
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• pp.495-506
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• 2017

This study was carried out to effectively perform relative color correction for high-resolution aerial ortho image. For this study, relative geometrical error between adjacent images was analyzed. The block sum method is proposed to reduce the relative geometrical error. We used the regression coefficients determined based on the block sum size to perform the color correction. As a result, it was confirmed that the relative color correction was visually performed well. Quantitative analysis was performed through histogram similarity analysis. It is proved that block sum method is useful for relative color correction. Particularly, the block sum size was very important to correct color based on the amount of relative geometrical error.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2005.11b
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• pp.889-891
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 실시간 영상을 대상으로 조명변화에 강인한 얼굴 영역 자동 검출 방법을 제안한다. 실시간 영상에서 가장 효율적이고 컴퓨터의 계산량을 줄일 수 있는 색상 정보를 이용하여 얼굴 영역을 추출함에 있어 색상 정보사용 시 단점인 외부 조명의 영향을 줄여주는 효과적인 조명 보정 방법을 제시하고 조명 보정에 의해 평활화된 영상에서 YCbCr 색상모델을 적용하여 얼굴 후보 영역을 검출하는 방법을 제시한다. 실험 결과 조명의 영향을 많이 받는 실시간 영상에서 적응적 조명 보정 방법으로 영상을 향상시킨 뒤 Cb, Cr 그리고 Y를 이용함으로서 기존의 방법보다. 얼굴 영역을 보다 정확하게 검출할 수 있음을 볼 수 있었다.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.140-148
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• 2013

The haze removal algorithm using median dark channel prior is an efficient and fast method with relatively accurate transmission estimation. However, conventional methods may produce color distortion since the method ignores the color mismatch between estimated airlight and actual airlight. In this paper, we propose a color correction with measuring color fidelity in the HSI color space. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm gives better color correction scheme.

• Smart Media Journal
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.22-27
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• 2014

Three-dimensional image reconstruction allows us to represent real objects in the virtual space and observe the objects at arbitrary view points. This technique can be used in various application areas such as education, culture, and art. In this paper, we propose an implementation method of the high-quality three-dimensional object using multiple Kinect cameras released from Microsoft. First, We acquire color and depth images from triple Kinect cameras; Kinect cameras are placed in front of the object as a convergence form. Because original depth image includes some areas where have no depth values, we employ joint bilateral filter to refine these areas. In addition to the depth image problem, there is an color mismatch problem in color images of multiview system. In order to solve it, we exploit an color correction method using three-dimensional geometry. Through the experimental results, we found that three-dimensional object which is used the proposed method is more naturally represented than the original three-dimensional object in terms of the color and shape.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.1414-1419
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• 2015

A method for detecting a skin region on the image is generally used to detect the color information. However, If saturation lowered, skin detection is difficult because hue information of the pixels is lost. So in this paper, we propose a method of correcting color of lower saturation of skin region images by the lighting. Color correction process of this method is saturation image acquisition and low-saturation region classification, segmentation, and the saturation of the split in the low saturation region extraction and color values, the color correction sequence. This method extracts the low saturation regions in the image and extract the color and saturation in the region and the surrounding region to produce a color similar to the original color. Therefore, the method of extracting the low saturation region should be correctly preceding. Because more accurate segmentation in the process of obtaining a low saturation regions, we use a multi-threshold method proposed Otsu in Hue values of the HSV color space, and create a binary image. Our experimental results for 170 portrait images show a possibility that the proposed method could be used efficiently preprocessing of skin color detection method, because the detection result of proposed method is 5.8% higher than not used it.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.38C no.10
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• pp.881-886
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• 2013

Even though a multi-view camera system is able to capture multiple images at different viewpoints, the color distributions of captured multi-view images can be inconsistent. This problem decreases the quality of multi-view images and the performance of post-image processes. In this paper, we propose an improved polynomial model for effectively correcting the color inconsistency problem. This algorithm is fully automatic without any pre-process and considers occlusion regions of the multi-view image. We use the 5th order polynomial model to define a relative mapping curve between reference and source views. Sometimes the estimated curve is seriously distorted if the dynamic range of extracted correspondences is quite low. Therefore we additionally estimate the first order polynomial model for the bottom and top regions of the dynamic range. Afterwards, colors of the source view are modified via these models. The proposed algorithm shows the good subjective results and has better objective quality than the conventional color correction algorithms.