Method for selecting an emphasis image from an image collection based upon content recognition
US7382903B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/5838
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for selecting an emphasis image from a collection of images based on facial identification comprises the steps of: (a) obtaining a collection of digital images; (b) detecting image patterns indicative of the presence of one or more faces in the digital images, thereby identifying one or more detected faces for each image in which a face is detected; (c) recognizing one or more faces from the detected faces for each of the images in which a face is detected; and (d) scoring an image based on the relative frequency of occurrence of a recognized face within the collection of images, thereby producing an emphasis image characteristic of the most frequently occurring face in the collection of images.
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