System and method using a histogram and colorspaces to create a matrix barcode having a plurality of colors, an infrared layer, and an ultraviolet layer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11720776-B2
Application number	US-202217868360-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 19, 2022
Priority date	Mar 18, 2019
Publication date	Aug 8, 2023
Grant date	Aug 8, 2023

Abstract

Techniques to improve detection and security of images, including formation and detection of matrix-based images. A histogram may be used to determine a most prevalent plurality of colors associated with an environment. A related plurality of colors may be determined based on the most prevalent plurality of colors. A matrix barcode may be generated based on the most prevalent colors, the related plurality of colors, an infrared layer, and an ultraviolet layer.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
accessing, by a processor, a histogram of an environment generated based on one or more images of the environment;
determining, by the processor, a most prevalent color of a plurality of prevalent colors associated with the environment based on the histogram such that the most prevalent color and the plurality of prevalent colors are mapped according to a red-green-blue (RGB) colorspace;
converting the RGB colorspace to another colorspace;
determining, by the processor based on the histogram, a related plurality of colors by determining at least one set of color coordinates for each one of the most prevalent color and the plurality of prevalent colors according to the another colorspace and determining at least one set of color coordinates corresponding to the related plurality of colors according to the another colorspace; and
generating, by the processor, a matrix barcode using one or more color layers, an infrared layer, and an ultraviolet layer, wherein the one or more color layers are based on at least one of the most prevalent color, the plurality of prevalent colors, and the related plurality of colors, and wherein the related plurality of colors are included in each one of the one or more color layers.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the related plurality of colors include at least one of an absent color in relation to the environment or a least prevalent color of the plurality of prevalent colors.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating the histogram of the environment based on the one or more images of the environment.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the another colorspace includes a luminance channel, the method further comprising:
removing luminance channel from the another colorspace.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein removal of the luminance channel generates the color coordinate sets according to the another colorspace.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the matrix barcode is embedded with computer data, wherein the computer data is represented by a plurality of pixels associated in part with each of i) the ultraviolet layer, ii) the infrared layer, and iii) the one or more color layers.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the matrix barcode is a fiducial marker for conveying spatial information, wherein the conveyed spatial information stems at least in part from at least one of i) the ultraviolet layer and ii) the infrared layer.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
access a histogram of an environment generated based on one or more images of the environment;
determine a most prevalent color of a plurality of prevalent colors associated with the environment based on the histogram such that the most prevalent color and the plurality of prevalent colors are mapped according to a red-green-blue (RGB) colorspace;
convert the RGB colorspace to another colorspace;
determine, based on the histogram, a related plurality of colors by determining at least one set of color coordinates for each one of the most prevalent color and the plurality of prevalent colors according to the another colorspace and determining at least one set of color coordinates corresponding to the related plurality of colors according to the another colorspace; and
generate a matrix barcode using one or more color layers, an infrared layer, and an ultraviolet layer, wherein the one or more color layers are based on at least one of the most prevalent color, the plurality of prevalent colors, and the related plurality of colors, and wherein the related plurality of colors are included in each one of the one or more color layers.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the related plurality of colors include at least one of an absent color in relation to the environment or a least prevalent color of the plurality of prevalent colors.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
generate the histogram of the environment based on the one or more images of the environment.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the another colorspace includes a luminance channel, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
remove the luminance channel from the another colorspace.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein removal of the luminance channel generates the color coordinate sets according to the another colorspace.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the matrix barcode is embedded with computer data, wherein the computer data is represented by a plurality of pixels associated in part with each of i) the ultraviolet layer, ii) the infrared layer, and iii) the one or more color layers.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the matrix barcode is a fiducial marker for conveying spatial information, wherein the conveyed spatial information stems at least in part from at least one of i) the ultraviolet layer and ii) the infrared layer.

15. A computing apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
access a histogram of an environment generated based on one or more images of the environment;
determine a most prevalent color of a plurality of prevalent colors associated with the environment based on the histogram such that the most prevalent color and the plurality of prevalent colors are mapped according to a red-green-blue (RGB) colorspace;
convert the RGB colorspace to another colorspace;
determine, based on the histogram, a related plurality of colors by determining at least one set of color coordinates for each one of the most prevalent color and the plurality of prevalent colors according to the another colorspace and determining at least one set of color coordinates corresponding to the related plurality of colors according to the another colorspace; and
generate a matrix barcode using one or more color layers, an infrared layer, and an ultraviolet layer, wherein the one or more color layers are based on at least one of the most prevalent color, the plurality of prevalent colors, and the related plurality of colors, and wherein the related plurality of colors are included in each one of the one or more color layers.

16. The computing apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the related plurality of colors include at least one of an absent color in relation to the environment or a least prevalent color of the plurality of prevalent colors.

17. The computing apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
generate the histogram of the environment based on the one or more images of the environment.

18. The computing apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the another colorspace includes comprising a luminance channel, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
remove the luminance channel from the another colorspace.

19. The computing apparatus of claim 18 , wherein removal of the luminance channel generates the color coordinate sets according to the another colorspace.

20. The computing apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the matrix barcode is a fiducial marker for conveying sp

Assignees

• Capital One Services Llc

Inventors

• Walters Austin Grant
• Goodsitt Jeremy Edward
• Abdi Taghi Abad Fardin

Classifications

• G06T11/10

  Texturing; Colouring; Generation of textures or colours (retouching, inpainting or scratch removal G06T5/77) · CPC title

• G06K19/06037 Primary

  multi-dimensional coding · CPC title

• G06F16/9554

  by using bar codes · CPC title

• G06K7/12

  using a selected wavelength, e.g. to sense red marks and ignore blue marks · CPC title

• G06K7/1417

  2D bar codes · CPC title