Patent Document ID: 20090021753
Application ID: 11781144
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for determining a refinement color value for a pixel of interest in a digital image, said method comprising: a) from a digital image comprising a first plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel in said first plurality of pixels comprises an associated color value, selecting a pixel of interest from said first plurality of pixels, said pixel of interest comprising a pixel-of-interest color value; b) separating said first plurality of pixels into a second plurality of pixels and a third plurality of pixels based on said pixel-of-interest color value; c) calculating a refinement color value based on said second plurality of pixels when said second plurality of pixels meets a quantity threshold; d) calculating said refinement color value based on said third plurality of pixels when said second plurality of pixels does not meet said quantity threshold; and e) assigning said refinement color value to said pixel of interest.