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Patent US7587085 - Method and apparatus for red-eye detection in an acquired digital image - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method for red-eye detection in an acquired digital image comprises acquiring a first image and analyzing the first acquired image to provide a plurality of characteristics indicative of image quality. The process then determines if one or more corrective processes can be beneficially applied to the...http://www.google.com/patents/US7587085?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7587085 - Method and apparatus for red-eye detection in an acquired digital imagePublication numberUS7587085 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/233,513Publication dateSep 8, 2009Filing dateSep 21, 2005Priority dateOct 28, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP1807805A1, EP1807805B1, US7953250, US20060120599, US20090304278, WO2006045441A1Publication number11233513, 233513, US 7587085 B2, US 7587085B2, US-B2-7587085, US7587085 B2, US7587085B2InventorsEran Steinberg, Yury Prilutsky, Petronel Bigioi, Florin NanuOriginal AssigneeFotonation Vision LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (104), Non-Patent Citations (54), Referenced by (6), Classifications (17), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for red-eye detection in an acquired digital imageUS 7587085 B2Abstract A method for red-eye detection in an acquired digital image comprises acquiring a first image and analyzing the first acquired image to provide a plurality of characteristics indicative of image quality. The process then determines if one or more corrective processes can be beneficially applied to the first acquired image according to the characteristics. Any such corrective processes are then applied to the first acquired image. Red-eye defects are then detected in a second acquired image using the corrected first acquired image. Defect detection can comprise applying a chain of one or more red-eye filters to the first acquired image. In this case, prior to the detecting step, it is determined if the red-eye filter chain can be adapted in accordance with the plurality of characteristics; and the red-eye filter is adapted accordingly.
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