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Patent US8180115 - Two stage detection for photographic eye artifacts - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA digital image acquisition device is for acquiring digital images including one or more preview images. A face detector analyzes the one or more preview images to ascertain information relating to candidate face regions therein. A speed-optimized filter produces a first set of candidate red-eye regions...http://www.google.ca/patents/US8180115?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8180115 - Two stage detection for photographic eye artifactsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8180115 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 13/103,842Publication date15 May 2012Filing date9 May 2011Priority date18 Nov 2005Also published asUS7920723, US7953252, US7970183, US7970184, US8126218, US8184868, US20080240555, US20110069182, US20110069208, US20110090363, US20110211095, US20110228134, US20110228135Publication number103842, 13103842, US 8180115 B2, US 8180115B2, US-B2-8180115, US8180115 B2, US8180115B2InventorsFlorin Nanu, Adrian Capata, Eran Steinberg, Peter Corcoran, Petronel Bigioi, Alexei Pososin, Mihai CiucOriginal AssigneeDigitalOptics Corporation Europe LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (115), Classifications (21), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetTwo stage detection for photographic eye artifacts
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