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Method and apparatus for organizing digital media based on face recognition
Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
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Filing: 2003-12-15
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Granted: 2010-10-26
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Expires: 2023-12-15
Abstract
Abstract In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for organizing digital media, particularly digital photos, using face recognition. According to a first aspect of the present invention, a computer-based method for organizing digital photos comprises: extracting objects of interest from a plurality of photographs; cropping said plurality of photographs to generate images of isolated objects of interest; applying a recognition algorithm to determine the similarity of isolated objects of interest with a reference; displaying a plurality of objects arranged as a function of the determined similarity; and receiving user input to associate said objects with a particular classification.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuhiko Nagaoka
- 👤 Sugiharto Sudiro Widjaja
- 👤 Yuwen Wu
- 👤 Jeffery Jon Sunzeri
- 👤 John E. Adcock
- 👤 Andreas Girgensohn
- 👤 Lynn D. Wilcox
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 09:47
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06V; G06V20/00; G06V20/30; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/50; G06F16/58; G06F16/583
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A computer-based method for organizing digital photos, comprising: extracting faces from a plurality of digital photos; cropping said plurality of digital photos to generate images of unknown isolated faces, wherein the images of the unknown isolated faces have not been associated with a particular person folder; applying a face recognition algorithm to determine similarity of the unknown isolated faces with a reference model in a model folder which contains at least one face image; displaying the images of unknown isolated faces sorted by the determined similarity; receiving user input to automatically associate said unknown isolated faces with a particular classification, wherein said classification is generated from a category list including a plurality of folders each containing a sub-folder for an individual member belonging to said particular classification; and controlling a zoom function based on said classification.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A computer-based method for organizing digital photos, comprising: extracting faces from a plurality of digital photos; cropping said plurality of digital photos to generate images of unknown isolated faces, wherein the images of the unknown isolated faces have not been associated with a particular person folder; applying a face recognition algorithm to determine similarity of the unknown isolated faces with a reference model in a model folder which contains at least one face image; displaying the images of unknown isolated faces sorted by the determined similarity; receiving user input to automatically associate said unknown isolated faces with a particular classification, wherein said classification is generated from a category list including a plurality of folders each containing a sub-folder for an individual member belonging to said particular classification; and controlling a zoom function based on said classification.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The invention of claim 1 , wherein said steps of applying a recognition algorithm and displaying are repeated as more faces are grouped as belonging to a certain identity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The invention of claim 1 , wherein isolated faces are displayed in a view that includes an area surrounding the face.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The invention of claim 1 , further comprising annotating image faces based on said classification.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The invention of claim 1 , further comprising controlling a photo presentation based on said classification.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The invention of claim 5 , wherein said step of controlling a photo presentation displays a label for an isolated faces based on said classification.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The invention of claim 5 , wherein said photo presentation is a slide presentation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The invention of claim 1 , wherein said step of displaying a plurality of faces displays the faces in order of similarity to the reference model.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The invention of claim 1 , wherein said user input drags an image of the face into a display area associated with said classification.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
170 words
An apparatus for organizing digital photos, comprising: a face detection and cropping unit for extracting faces of interest from a plurality of digital photos and cropping said plurality of digital photos to generate images of unknown isolated faces, wherein the images of the unknown isolated faces have not been associated with a particular person folder; a recognition unit for applying a face recognition algorithm to determine similarity of the unknown isolated faces with a reference model in a model folder which contains at least one face image; a display output unit for outputting a display of the images of the unknown isolated faces sorted by the similarity determined by said recognition unit; and a user input unit for receiving user input to associate said unknown isolated faces with a particular classification, wherein said classification is generated from a category list including a plurality of folders each containing a sub-folder for an individual member belonging to said particular classification, wherein said display output controls a zoom function based on said classification.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
170 words
An apparatus for organizing digital photos, comprising: a face detection and cropping unit for extracting faces of interest from a plurality of digital photos and cropping said plurality of digital photos to generate images of unknown isolated faces, wherein the images of the unknown isolated faces have not been associated with a particular person folder; a recognition unit for applying a face recognition algorithm to determine similarity of the unknown isolated faces with a reference model in a model folder which contains at least one face image; a display output unit for outputting a display of the images of the unknown isolated faces sorted by the similarity determined by said recognition unit; and a user input unit for receiving user input to associate said unknown isolated faces with a particular classification, wherein said classification is generated from a category list including a plurality of folders each containing a sub-folder for an individual member belonging to said particular classification, wherein said display output controls a zoom function based on said classification.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The invention of claim 10 , wherein said recognition unit repeatedly applies said recognition algorithm and said display output updates said display as more faces are grouped as belonging to a certain identity.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The invention of claim 10 , wherein said display output displays isolated faces in a view that includes an area surrounding the face.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The invention of claim 10 , wherein said apparatus annotates image faces based on said classification.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The invention of claim 10 , wherein said output display outputs a photo presentation based on said classification.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The invention of claim 14 , wherein said display output displays a label for an isolated face of interest based on said classification.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
The invention of claim 14 , wherein said photo presentation is a slide presentation.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The invention of claim 10 , wherein said display output displays the faces in order of similarity to the reference model.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
The invention of claim 10 , wherein said user input drags an image of a face of interest into a display area associated with said classification.
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