Robust real-time detection of multi-color markers on a cell phone

Journal of Real-Time Image Processing

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 207-223

  Bagherinia, Homayoun ^a   Manduchi, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Cascade classifiers; Color constancy; Fiducial design; Mobile vision

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CASCADE CLASSIFIERS; COLOR CONSTANCY; COLOR-BASED RECOGNITION; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL LABELING; MOBILE VISION; SPECULAR REFLECTIONS;

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; MOBILE PHONES; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

COLOR;

EID: 84878111643     PISSN: 18618200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11554-011-0206-9     Document Type: Article

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