Digital image comparison
View Patent ↗A method for digital image comparison includes, by a computer executing a single instance of an application program stored in a memory of the computer, receiving a first input from a user of the computer, identifying related portions of a first digital image and a second digital image. The method also includes receiving user interactions to view portions of the first digital image. The method also includes, responsive to the user interactions, changing a view of portions of the second digital image that are related to the first digital image.
1. A computer implemented method to display images for selection, comprising:
receiving a selection of two or more digital images that have one or more similar features;
identifying, by one or more processors, related portions of the two or more digital images, wherein the related portions are identified using one or more of: content-based image retrieval, image retrieval based on region shape similarity, and image similarity based on graph matching;
simultaneously presenting the related portions of the two or more digital images on a display;
receiving a first indication to change viewable portions of one of the two or more digital images;
responsive to the first indication, simultaneously changing the viewable portions of each of the two or more digital images on the display in a synchronous manner; and
receiving a second indication of which of the two or more digital images to keep.
2. A computer implemented method to display images for selection, comprising:
identifying, by one or more processors, related portions of two or more digital images;
simultaneously presenting the related portions of the two or more digital images on a display;
receiving a first indication to change viewable portions of one of the two or more digital images;
responsive to the first indication, changing the viewable portions of each of the two or more digital images on the display in a synchronous manner; and
receiving a second indication of one or more of the two or more digital images to keep.
3. The computer implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the two or more digital images are different images of the same scene.
4. The computer implemented method of claim 2 , wherein changing the viewable portions comprises an enlargement transformation.
5. The computer implemented method of claim 2 , wherein changing the viewable portions comprises a reduction transformation.
6. The computer implemented method of claim 2 , wherein changing the viewable portions comprises scrolling.
7. The computer implemented method of claim 2 , wherein changing the viewable portions comprises image processing.
8. The computer implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the image processing comprises color correction.
9. The computer implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the color correction comprises one or more of: a brightness adjustment, a contrast adjustment, color mapping, color balancing, quantization, and color transformation to a different color space.
10. The computer implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the related portions of the two or more digital images are identified using content-based image retrieval.
11. The computer implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the method further comprises, prior to identifying the related portions, receiving a third indication comprising a selection of two or more digital images.
12. An apparatus comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:
identify similar portions of two or more digital images having one or more similar portions;
simultaneously present at least some of the similar portions of the two or more digital images on a display;
receive a first indication to modify viewable portions of one of the two or more digital images;
responsive to the first indication, change the viewable portions of each of the two or more digital images on the display in a synchronous manner; and
receive a second indication of one or more of the two or more digital images to keep.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to discard images not indicated to keep in the second indication.
14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to change the viewable portions by an enlargement transformation.
15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to change the viewable portions by a reduction transformation.
16. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to change the viewable portions by scrolling.
17. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to change the viewable portions by image processing.
18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the image processing comprises color correction.
19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the color correction comprises one or more of: a brightness adjustment, a contrast adjustment, color mapping, color balancing, quantization, and color transformation to a different color space.
20. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein related portions of the two or more digital images are identified using content-based image retrieval.
21. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive a third indication comprising a selection of two or more digital images.