Method of grouping images by face
US8121358B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/30
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of browsing face regions in digital images in a photo displaying system includes detecting a plurality of face regions from a plurality of images, grouping the face regions into a plurality of clusters based on similarities of the face regions, determining a degree of connection between the clusters, modifying the degree of connection between the clusters according to a relationship of the face regions, and displaying the face regions according to the degree of connection between the clusters.
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