Computer vision

BY K.SAI HARSHITHA
What is computer
vision?
Computer vision is a field of computer science that works on
enabling computers to see, identify and process images in the
same way that human vision does, and then provide appropriate
output. It is like imparting human intelligence and instincts
to a computer

duplicate the abilities of human vision by eleCtrically

perceiving and understanding an image.

Image data can take many forms like video sequencing ,depth
images , views from multiple cameras , medical scanner
,satellite sensors etc.
•Computer vision is closely linked with artificial intelligence, as the
computer must interpret what it sees, and then perform appropriate
analysis or act accordingly.
COLOUR IMAGE PROCESSING

The human visual system can distinguish

hundreds of thousands of different color
shades and intensities, but only around
100 shades of grey. Therefore, in an
image, a great deal of extra information
may be contained in the color, and this
extra information can then be used to
simplify image analysis, e.g. object
identification and extraction based on
color.
In the RGB model, an image consists of three
independent image planes, one in each of the
primary colors: red, green and blue. (The
standard wavelengths for the three primaries are
as shown in figure
1). Specifying a particular color is by
specifying the amount of each of the primary
components present.
Figure 5 shows the geometry of the RGB color
model for specifying colors using a Cartesian
coordinate system. The grey scale spectrum, i.e.
those colors made from equal amounts of each
primary, lies on the line joining the black and
white vertices.
Applications
Object recognition in
supermarkets
Computer vision, an AI technology that allows computers to
understand and label images, is now used in convenience
stores, driverless car testing, daily medical diagnostics,
and in monitoring the health of crops and livestock.
for digitalizing the handwritten
content
Vision based biometrics
For 3-d modeling
Other applications
The latest advances in Computer Vision are now enabling the nearly 300
million visually impaired around the world to “see” what the sighted take for
granted: any number of the nearly 2 billion photos uploaded onto Facebook
every day.
Snapchat users love to overlay rabbit ears and fairy dust, for instance, on the
images of friends while the amateur photographers are walking or jostling
their mobile phones. What seems like such a simple activity actually relies on
computer vision algorithms

Pinterest has a mobile phone app called Lens that uses computer vision. The
app can tell users where, for example, someone in a photo bought an amazing
pair of sneakers she’s wearing. The computer vision application can also
display shoes that match the item’s design and styling.
Banks around the world now use computer vision
to deposit checks remotely. Banking customers
take a photo of a paper check with their mobile
device. Computer vision software in the banking
app captures the image of the check destined for
deposit in the bank, then verifies if the
signature on the check is genuine. Funds
typically become available for use within a
business day of verification.

During the Spring of 2017, Amazon rolled out

its Echo Look product. Echo Look enables
fashionistas to take full-body selfies.