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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2015
Fotonation Limited, Galway, IE;
Eran Steinberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter Corcoran, Claregalway, IE;
Yury Prilutsky, San Mateo, CA (US);
Petronel Bigioi, Galway, IE;
Alexei Pososin, Galway, IE;
Mihai Ciuc, Bucharest, RO;
Adrian Zamfir, Bucharest, RO;
Adrian Capata, Bucharest, RO;
FotoNation Limited, Galway, IE;
Abstract
A method for providing improved foreground/background separation in a digital image of a scene is disclosed. The method comprises providing a first map comprising one or more regions provisionally defined as one of foreground or background within the digital image; and providing a subject profile corresponding to a region of interest of the digital image. The provisionally defined regions are compared with the subject profile to determine if any of the regions intersect with the profile region. The definition of one or more of the regions in the map is changed based on the comparison.