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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Motorola Mobility Llc, Libertyville, IL (US);
Inventor:
Michelle N Gattuso, Palatine, IL (US);
Assignee:
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00221 (2013.01); G06K 9/00228 (2013.01); H04N 5/23219 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device capable of digital imaging detects multiple faces in image data received from an image sensor, performs pattern recognition to check if at least one of the detected faces is a priority face belonging to a ranked set of reference faces, adjusting at least one imaging related parameter (e.g., focus setting, exposure level, depth of focus in a plenoptic camera) of the device based on a region of interest (ROI) corresponding to the highest priority recognized face, and capturing an image.