Patent ID: 8340411
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A method for resizing a digitally represented color image, the method comprising: receiving a color image to be resized, the received image comprising a plurality of pixels each having a respective luminance and chrominance values; determining, by a processor, a respective importance value for each pixel in the received color image, each importance value for a given pixel being based upon luminance values and at least one chrominance value of pixels in a neighborhood of pixels surrounding the given pixel; identifying selected pixels in the color image based upon respective importance values of the selected pixels; removing selected pixels from the color image to create a resized color image, wherein removing the selected pixels comprises a seam carving of the color image, the seam carving comprising identifying connected paths of pixels based upon the respective importance values of pixels within the image; and providing the resized color image to an image output device.