Method for quantizing colors using hue, min, max, difference (HMMD) color space

摘要

A new color model HMMD is disclosed based upon hue, the shade, the tone, the tint and the brightness of a color, and a color quantizing method using the HMMD color space. The present invention regards the colors adjacent to a given color in the color space as the neighboring colors to consider indices of the neighboring colors as the partial values according to the distance. Accordingly, the present invention can accomplish a color quantization close to the change of the color sensed by the human eye, thereby capable of enhancing a performance of the image searching system based on content. <IMAGE>