Image analysis – Applications – Personnel identification
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-22
2007-05-22
Wu, Jingge (Department: 2623)
Image analysis
Applications
Personnel identification
C382S284000, C340S005830, C345S629000
Reexamination Certificate
active
09585980
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for determining the location of human faces within a color graphics image is disclosed. The proposed method consists of several steps to distinguish face candidates from a complex background. The method determines areas with both low color gradient values and high relative intensity. These areas are then further selected on the basis of hue saturation. A final series of steps determines which of these candidate areas represent human faces within the original image.
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Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Kim Charles
Sony Electronics Inc.
Wu Jingge
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