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Image processing method and image processing apparatus

US10438329B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 8, 2017
Grant dateOct 8, 2019
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/611
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The method provided in the present disclosure includes: obtaining an image photographed by a camera, and performing face detection on the image by using a face detection algorithm, to obtain a face pixel set from the image; positioning a facial feature contour mask over the face pixel set, to obtain a to-be-examined pixel set from the face pixel set, the to-be-examined pixel set including: a plurality of pixels within an image area except pixels masked by the facial feature contour mask in the face pixel set; performing edge contour detection on the to-be-examined pixel set, and extracting one or more blemish regions from the to-be-examined pixel set, to obtain a to-be-retouched pixel set, the to-be-retouched pixel set including: a plurality of pixels within an image area belonging to the blemish regions; and retouching all pixels in the to-be-retouched pixel set, to obtain a retouched pixel set.

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