IMAGE COLOUR CORRECTION BASED ON IMAGE PATTERN RECOGNITION, THE IMAGE PATTERN INCLUDING A REFERENCE COLOUR

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for correcting at least one colour of a photographic image including at least one pattern area or image pattern with a predictably known colour or memory colour, said image being transferred to a digital representation, wherein the method comprises the following steps: said at least one pattern area or image pattern is being detected with respect to its presence and its location, and preferably also with respect to its dimensions; an existing colour in the at least one detected pattern area or image pattern is being determined; at least one replacement colour value (memory colour) is being provided, said value being related to the respective at least one pattern area or image pattern and the determined existing colour is replaced by said at leas t one replacement colour value, to correct the colour in the image pattern or imag e area.