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Computer program product for redeye detection

US6292574A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 1997
Grant dateSep 18, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30216
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer program product for detecting eye color defects of a subject in an image due to flash illumination comprises: a computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for performing the steps of detecting skin colored regions in a digital image; searching the skin colored regions for groups of pixels with color characteristic of redeye defect; and correcting color of the pixels based on a location of redeye defect found in step (b).

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