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Methods, systems, and media for swapping faces in images

US8472722B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · US

Inventors

Shree K. Nayar · New York, US
Peter N. Belhumeur · New York, US
Dimitri Bitouk · Daly City, US
Neeraj Kumar · Agra, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 26, 2010
Grant date	Jun 25, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 28, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T11/60
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and media for swapping faces in images are provided. In some embodiments, a detected face and face data corresponding to an input image is received. A pose bin associated with the detected face is then identified based on the face data. Next, the detected face is aligned to a generic face associated with the pose bin. At least a portion of a candidate face associated with the pose bin is selected. The at least a portion of the candidate face is then copied to a copy of the input image that is aligned with the generic image to form a swapped-face image. The swapped-face image is next aligned to the input image to form an output image, and then the output image is outputted to a display.

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