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Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Kuntal Dey, New Delhi, IN;

Seema Nagar, Bangalore, IN;

Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh, New Delhi, IN;

Enara C. Vijil, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23219 (2013.01); G06K 9/00228 (2013.01); G06K 9/00268 (2013.01); G06K 9/00288 (2013.01);
Abstract

A contextual zoom control method, system, and computer program product, includes detecting faces in an area of interest when a user is performing an image capturing action, extracting a facial image for each of a set of key individuals attending an event where the user is performing the image capturing action, creating a ranked list of the set of key individuals according to a predetermined parameter of each key individual, pairing each detected face with a matching extracted facial image to label an identity of each key individual in the area of interest, and in a single individual capturing mode, performing a camera function to assist the user in performing the image capturing action on the identity that is paired with a highest ranked individual on the ranked list within the area of interest.


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