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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Stefan Petrescu, Bucuresti, RO;
Mihnea Gangea, Bucuresti, RO;
Petronel Bigioi, Galway, IE;
Alexei Pososin, Galway, IE;
Alexandru Drimbarean, Galway, IE;
Inventors:
Stefan Petrescu, Bucuresti, RO;
Mihnea Gangea, Bucuresti, RO;
Petronel Bigioi, Galway, IE;
Alexei Pososin, Galway, IE;
Alexandru Drimbarean, Galway, IE;
Assignee:
Fotonation Limited, Ballybrit, Galway, IE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00234 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of skin segmentation of a digital image is operable in an acquisition device. An image is acquired. A value indicative of a redness of a pixel of said image is compared with a face skin pixel redness criterion. The pixel is identified as a face skin pixel if said criterion is satisfied.