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Method for selecting an emphasis image from an image collection based upon content recognition
Assignee: Monument Peak Ventures LLC
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Filing: 2003-11-19
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Granted: 2008-06-03
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Expires: 2023-11-19
Abstract
Abstract A method for selecting an emphasis image from a collection of images based on facial identification comprises the steps of: (a) obtaining a collection of digital images; (b) detecting image patterns indicative of the presence of one or more faces in the digital images, thereby identifying one or more detected faces for each image in which a face is detected; (c) recognizing one or more faces from the detected faces for each of the images in which a face is detected; and (d) scoring an image based on the relative frequency of occurrence of a recognized face within the collection of images, thereby producing an emphasis image characteristic of the most frequently occurring face in the collection of images.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence A. Ray
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:05
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/50; G06F16/58; G06F16/583; G06F16/5854; G06F16/5838
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A method for selecting an emphasis image from a collection of images based on facial identification, said method comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a collection of digital images; (b) detecting image patterns indicative of the presence of one or more faces in the digital images, thereby identifying one or more detected faces for each image in which a face is detected; (c) recognizing one or more faces from the detected faces for each of the images in which a face is detected; and (d) scoring an image based on the relative frequency of occurrence of a recognized face within the collection of images, thereby producing an emphasis image characteristic of the most frequently occurring face in the collection of images.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
121 words
A method for selecting an emphasis image from a collection of images based on facial identification, said method comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a collection of digital images; (b) detecting image patterns indicative of the presence of one or more faces in the digital images, thereby identifying one or more detected faces for each image in which a face is detected; (c) recognizing one or more faces from the detected faces for each of the images in which a face is detected; and (d) scoring an image based on the relative frequency of occurrence of a recognized face within the collection of images, thereby producing an emphasis image characteristic of the most frequently occurring face in the collection of images.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the scoring step (d) comprises scoring an image based on the number of recognized faces detected in an image and on the number of occurrences within the image collection of the recognized faces within the image.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the collection of digital images are obtained from a digital camera.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the collection of digital images are obtained from scanned film images.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the steps of establishing a first data structure that stores data identifying each face and the images in which that face appears, and a second data structure that stores a list of the images and an entry in the list for the number of the faces that appear in each image.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method as claimed in claim 5 further comprising a set of pointers that couple the entries in the second data structure to the data for each face in the first data structure.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the emphasis image is used in formation of a photo-album.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method as claimed in claim 7 wherein the emphasis image is used as a cover image for the photo-album.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the emphasis image is used as a cover image for a jewel case of a CD.
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