SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL IMAGE SIGNAL COMPRESSION USING INTRINSIC IMAGES

摘要

In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, generating an approximate intrinsic estimate representation of the image as an intrinsic image corresponding to the image, and compressing the intrinsic image to provide a compressed intrinsic image.