Image analysis – Color image processing
Reexamination Certificate
1998-07-10
2002-04-02
Tran, Phuoc (Department: 2621)
Image analysis
Color image processing
C382S164000, C382S165000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06366693
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention relates to an image processing method and apparatus and, in particular, discloses a Region Detection Method and Apparatus.
The present invention further relates the detection of regions within an image.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In image processing it is often necessary to recognise faces or other regions of interest in an image.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for processing an image so as to locate a region of interest such as a human face. Although the preferred embodiments will be described with respect to a particular camera processing system for the location of faces within an image, it will be readily evident that the present invention is not limited thereto and extends to a number of other areas where a region of interest having particular characteristics is located within an image.
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R.C. Gonzalez, R.E. Woods, “Digital image processing”, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., pp. 458-462, 1993.*
Russ, John C., “The image processing handbook”, 2nd edition, CRC Press, pp. 355-361, 1995.
Lapstun Paul
Silverbrook Kia
Silverbrook Research Pty LTD
Tran Phuoc
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