Patent ID: 8331684
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A method of object portrait processing, comprising: (a) providing an input image; (b) determining on a computer whether the input image is sunset-like; (c) if the input image is not sunset-like, then determining if one or more objects of interest are present; (d) outputting to a computer readable memory object of interest information; (e) wherein said step of determining whether the input image is sunset-like comprises performing the following sunset-like scene checks until at least one check is logically “false”, wherein the checks consist of: a. a Bright Block Color_sat Check; b. a Corner Bright Block Check; c. a Dark Block Check; d. an Overall Intensity Check; and e. a Boundary Block Variance Check; and (f) outputting a logically “true” sunset scene detection result when all of the sunset-like scene checks are logically “true”.