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Camera system and method for hair segmentation

US9767586B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 25, 2014
Grant dateSep 19, 2017
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N13/271
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for operating an image processing device coupled to a color camera and a depth camera is provided. The method includes receiving a color image of a 3-dimensional scene from a color camera, receiving a depth map of the 3-dimensional scene from a depth camera, generating an aligned 3-dimensional face mesh from a plurality of color images received from the color camera indicating movement of a subject's head within the 3-dimensional scene and form the depth map, determining a head region based the depth map, segmenting the head region into a plurality of facial sections based on both the color image, depth map, and the aligned 3-dimensional face mesh, and overlaying the plurality of facial sections on the color image.

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