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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Li Hong, San Diego, CA (US);
NIKO CORPORATION, , JP;
Abstract
A method for detecting a main subject in an image comprises the steps of: (i) computing a plurality of saliency features from the image () with a control system (); (ii) generating a spatial weight map for each of a plurality of image segments of the image () with the control system (); (iii) adjusting the plurality of saliency features via the spatial weight map to generate a plurality of adjusted saliency features; (iv) combining at least two of the plurality of adjusted saliency features to generate a saliency map of the image (); and (v) extracting the main subject from the saliency map of the image (). Additionally, the plurality of saliency features can include at least two of a sharp/blur saliency feature, a spectral residual saliency feature, a color spatial distribution saliency feature, and one or more color contrast saliency features.