Patent ID: 9336583
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G06K,G06T

Claim Text:
1. A method for editing images in a frame sequence, comprising: (a) obtaining, by an image editing system, a frame from the frame sequence depicting at least one individual; (b) detecting, by the image editing system, a presence of at least one face region in the frame; (c) detecting, by the image editing system, a presence of at least one smile in the frame; (d) detecting, by the image editing system, a presence of at least one set of blinking eyes in the frame; (e) assigning a utilization score based on detection of smiles and detection of blinking eyes; (f) determining whether to utilize the frame based on the utilization score; (g) assigning a completeness value based on the frame and at least one previously-obtained frame; determining whether to repeat steps (a)-(g) for an additional frame in the frame sequence based on the completeness value; and combining the face regions from the utilized frames to generate a composite image, wherein steps (a)-(g) are repeated for an additional frame in the frame sequence in response to the completeness value being less than a completeness threshold, and wherein the completeness threshold decreases as a number of frames in the frame sequence increases.