Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A method of cropping an image comprising: inputting a belief map of a photographic image, said belief map
comprising a plurality of belief values, each belief value at each location in said
belief map indicating an importance of a photographic subject at said location
wherein a photographic subject having a highest belief value comprises a main
subject; selecting a crop window; positioning said crop window such that said crop window is centered
around said main subject; and cropping said image according to said crop window.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method in claim 1, further comprising selecting a zoom
factor in order to determine a size of said crop window.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method in claim 2, wherein said zoom factor is selected
according to a size of said main subject.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
15 words
The method in claim1, further comprising clustering
regions of said belief map into belief categories.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method in claim 4, wherein said clustering includes
setting portions of said belief map having a lowest belief value to a zero belief
value.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method in claim 1, further comprising moving said
crop window such that said crop window is completely within said image.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method in claim 1, further comprising moving said
crop window such that a sum of belief values of said crop window is at a
maximum.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method in claim 1, further comprising moving said
crop window such that said crop window includes all of said main subject.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method in claim 1, further comprising moving said
crop window to include a buffer around said main subject.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method in claim 1, further comprising repeating said
moving processes with a rotated image and determining if said rotated image
produces a higher sum of beliefs.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method in claim 1, further comprising repeating said
positioning process and said moving processes with a rotated image and
determining if said rotated image produces a higher sum of beliefs.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method in claim 1, further comprising repeating said
processes with a second crop window and determining if said second crop window
produces a higher sum of beliefs.