A system includes a video display device and an image capture device, such
as a miniature camera. The system corrects a real-time video image of an
object within a near field region of the video display device, if that
display device is displaying a primary image that alters the appearance
of the near-field object. Displaying primary images having high red,
blue, or green content may alter the appearance of the object to the
capturing device. The system accesses the primary image to be displayed
on the display device and derives an image characteristic for that image.
The image characteristic may be compared to threshold values to derive a
color correction score. The color correction score may be used to derive
a correction color for the pixels in the real-time image of the object.
These correction color pixels are used to reconstruct that image of the
object, thereby removing the color alteration that resulted from the
display of the primary image on the display device. The system may be a
computer system, a personal data assistant, a cellular telephone, or
other devices.