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Face-detection processing methods, image processing devices, and articles of manufacture

US8538142B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 2008
Grant dateSep 17, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 6, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V40/162
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Face-detection processing methods, image processing devices, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one arrangement, a face-detection processing method includes accessing image data of a plurality of images to be processed for detection of human faces in the images, determining whether or not to use skin-detection processing for face-detection processing of individual ones of the images, and in accordance with the determining, performing the face-detection processing of one of the images using the skin-detection processing to detect human faces in the one of the images and performing the face-detection processing of another of the images without using the skin-detection processing to detect human faces in the another of the images.

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