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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006

Filed:

Nov. 25, 2002
Applicants:

Michael E. Miller, Rochester, NY (US);

Cathleen D. Cerosaletti, Rochester, NY (US);

Elena A. Fedorovskaya, Pittsford, NY (US);

Edward A. Covannon, Ontario, NY (US);

Inventors:

Michael E. Miller, Rochester, NY (US);

Cathleen D. Cerosaletti, Rochester, NY (US);

Elena A. Fedorovskaya, Pittsford, NY (US);

Edward A. Covannon, Ontario, NY (US);

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method is provided for determining an area of importance in an archival image. In accordance with this method, eye information including eye gaze direction information captured during an image capture sequence for the archival image is obtained. An area of importance in the archival image is determined based upon the eye information. Area of importance data characterizing the area of importance is associated with the archival image.


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