Image analysis – Applications – Personnel identification
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-07
2009-10-13
Carter, Aaron W (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Personnel identification
C382S254000, C348S606000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07602949
ABSTRACT:
A batch processing method for enhancing an appearance of a face located in a digital image, where the image is one of a large number of images that are being processed through a batch process, comprises the steps of: (a) providing a script file that identifies one or more original digital images that have been selected for enhancement, wherein the script file includes an instruction for the location of each original digital image; (b) using the instructions in the script file, acquiring an original digital image containing one or more faces; (c) detecting a location of facial feature points in the one or more faces, said facial feature points including points identifying salient features including one or more of skin, eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, and hair; (d) using the location of the facial feature points to segment the face into different regions, said different regions including one or more of skin, eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, neck and hair regions; (e) determining one or more facially relevant characteristics of the different regions; (f) based on the facially relevant characteristics of the different regions, selecting one or more enhancement filters each customized especially for a particular region and selecting the default parameters for the enhancement filters; (g) executing the enhancement filters on the particular regions, thereby producing an enhanced digital image from the original digital image; (h) storing the enhanced digital image; and (i) generating an output script file having instructions that indicate one or more operations in one or more of the steps (c)-(f) that have been performed on the enhanced digital image.
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Matraszek Tomasz
Simon Richard A.
Carter Aaron W
Eastman Kodak Company
Walker Robert L.
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