Patent ID: 8892466
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method implementable on a computing device for modifying color characteristics of an image, the method comprising: identifying one or more regions in the image based on a luminance value associated with one or more pixels in the image, wherein each region comprises a first set of pixels having a predefined range of luminance values; categorizing the first set of pixels in a first set of predefined color categories corresponding to the each region based, at least in part, on a chroma value associated with each pixel in the first set of pixels, wherein each predefined color category in the first set of predefined color categories comprises a second set of pixels; receiving a user input about at least one of the one or more regions, the user input being indicative of a bill budget; and modifying the color characteristics of the second set of pixels based on a region, a predefined color category associated with the second set of pixels, and the user input.