Scene background blurring including face modeling
US8723912B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1827
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Different distances of two or more objects in a scene being captured in a video conference are determined based on applying a face model to a detected face within a digitally-acquired image. At least one portion of the scene other than the face is identified as comprising a background object that is a different distance from the video camera component than the face. The technique involves blurring or otherwise rendering unclear the background object.
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