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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2007
Method of improving orientation and color balance of digital images using face detection information
Eran Steinberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yury Prilutsky, San Mateo, CA (US);
Peter Corcoran, Claregalway, IE;
Petronel Bigioi, Galway, IE;
Eran Steinberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yury Prilutsky, San Mateo, CA (US);
Peter Corcoran, Claregalway, IE;
Petronel Bigioi, Galway, IE;
FotoNation Ireland Limited, Galway, IE;
Abstract
A method of generating one or more new spatial and chromatic variation digital images uses an original digitally-acquired image which including a face or portions of a face. A group of pixels that correspond to a face within the original digitally-acquired image is identified. A portion of the original image is selected to include the group of pixels. Values of pixels of one or more new images based on the selected portion are automatically generated, or an option to generate them is provided, in a manner which always includes the face within the one or more new images. Such method may be implemented to automatically establish the correct orientation and color balance of an image. Such method can be implemented as an automated method or a semi automatic method to guide users in viewing, capturing or printing of images.