Method and system for enhancing portrait images that are processed in a batch mode
US7187788B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/178
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A batch processing method for enhancing an appearance of a face located in a digital image, where the image is one of a large number of images that are being processed through a batch process, comprises the steps of: (a) providing a script file that identifies one or more original digital images that have been selected for enhancement, wherein the script file includes an instruction for the location of each original digital image; (b) using the instructions in the script file, acquiring an original digital image containing one or more faces; (c) detecting a location of facial feature points in the one or more faces, said facial feature points including points identifying salient features including one or more of skin, eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, and hair; (d) using the location of the facial feature points to segment the face into different regions, said different regions including one or more of skin, eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, neck and hair regions; (e) determining one or more facially relevant characteristics of the different regions; (f) based on the facially relevant characteristics of the different regions, selecting one or more enhancement filters each customized especial…
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