Kodak Alaris Inc.

Eastman-kodak Company

David Kloosterman

Joseph Anthony Manico

Alexander C Loui

Raymond William Ptucha

Peter O Stubler

Mark D Wood

David K Rhoda

Nathan D Cahill

Michal Kucer

David Messinger

Madirakshi Das

Timothy F Donahue

Kenneth Ruck

Described herein is a system and method for predictive curation, and production infrastructure. In certain embodiments, the system includes a user interface, which may take the form of a 'virtual curator,' a graphical or animated persona for augmenting and managing interactions between the user and the system managing the user's stored media assets. The virtual curator can assume one of many personas, as appropriate, with each user. Embodiments of the system leverage data points, calendar entries, trends, behavioral patterns to predict and pre-emptively build digital and printable products with selected collections of images without the user's active participation.

System and method for predictive curation, production infrastructure, and personal content assistant

A method for determining an impact score for a digital image includes providing the digital image wherein the digital image includes faces; using a processor to determine an image feature for the faces; using the processor to compute an object impact score for the faces, wherein the object impact score is based at least upon one of the determined image features; weighting the object impact score for the faces based on one of the determined image features for a face; using the processor to compute an impact score for the digital image by combining the weighted object impact scores for the faces in the image; and storing the computed impact score in a processor accessible memory.

Imaging workflow using facial and non-facial features

A system and method that performs iterative foreground detection and multi-object segmentation in an image is disclosed herein. A new background prior is introduced to improve the foreground segmentation results. Three complimentary methods detect and segment foregrounds containing multiple objects. The first method performs an iterative segmentation of the image to pull out the salient objects in the image. In a second method, a higher dimensional embedding of the image graph is used to estimate the saliency score and extract multiple salient objects. A third method uses a metric to automatically pick the number of eigenvectors to consider in an alternative method to iteratively compute the image saliency map. Experimental results show that these methods succeed in accurately extracting multiple foreground objects from an image.

Iterative method for salient foreground detection and multi-object segmentation

A method of recoding a photograph for use in a personal photo identification document such as a passport includes using a digital image capture system, including a digital camera, a computer processor, and memory to store specifications and requirements for a photo print in order to be compliant for use in a user selected photo ID such as a passport for a selected country or jurisdiction, using the digital image capture system to capture a facial image, using facial image processing techniques to provide automatic detection of a face and facial feature points on the facial image, processing the facial image and generating a visual indication of compliance, and when compliant, generating the photograph based on the compliant facial image.

System for producing compliant facial images for selected identification documents

A method and apparatus for preparing a Variable Data Print job for printing, having a plurality of documents that are to be printed wherein, each of the documents are defined by variant elements related to content, layout and product intent. Groups are created and defined by a commonality of variants within the document relating to layout and product intent. At least one parameter that relates to the variants is used as a selection criteria to form a plurality of sub-groups. The sub-groups are then arranged for printing according to the form of selection criteria.

Variable data printing using variants

A device for erasing charges from an area of a charged electrophotographic image-bearing member includes a light source mounted on an electroluminescent (EL) panel which has a slot and semi-transparent members that project partially into the slot. Light from the source is restricted to passage through the slot where the semi-transparent members serve to reduce the intensity of part of the light resulting in light of different intensities impinging on the area being erased.

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

David Kloosterman