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Patent US8212864 - Methods and apparatuses for using image acquisition data to detect and ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method and device for detecting a potential defect in an image comprises acquiring a digital image at a time; storing image acquisition data, wherein the image acquisition data includes at least one of a position of a source of light relative to a lens, a distance from the source of light to the lens,...http://www.google.com/patents/US8212864?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8212864 - Methods and apparatuses for using image acquisition data to detect and correct image defectsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8212864 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/362,399Publication dateJul 3, 2012Filing dateJan 29, 2009Priority dateJan 30, 2008Also published asCN102017599A, CN102017599B, DE602009001078D1, EP2165523A2, EP2165523B1, EP2227002A2, EP2227002A3, US8525898, US20090189998, US20120105687, US20130194461, US20130194462, WO2009095481A2, WO2009095481A3Publication number12362399, 362399, US 8212864 B2, US 8212864B2, US-B2-8212864, US8212864 B2, US8212864B2InventorsFlorin Nanu, Peter Corcoran, Cosmin Nicolae StanOriginal AssigneeDigitalOptics Corporation Europe LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (114), Non-Patent Citations (130), Classifications (17), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethods and apparatuses for using image acquisition data to detect and correct image defectsUS 8212864 B2Abstract A method and device for detecting a potential defect in an image comprises acquiring a digital image at a time; storing image acquisition data, wherein the image acquisition data includes at least one of a position of a source of light relative to a lens, a distance from the source of light to the lens, a focal length of the lens, a distance from a point on a digital image acquisition device to a subject, an amount of ambient light, or flash intensity; determining dynamic anthropometric data, wherein the dynamic anthropometric data includes one or more dynamically changing human body measurements, of one or more humans represented in the image, captured at the time; and determining a course of corrective action based, at least in part, on the image acquisition data and the dynamic anthropometric data.
tan ( A 1 - A 2 ) = S D and thus:
A 1 - A 2 = tan - 1 ( S D ) or the eye-gaze angle, A1, is related to S, D and A2 as:
A 1 = tan - 1 ( S D ) + A 2 A table of example values for the tan−1(S/D) term is given below, where the tan−1(S/D) term represents the Angular contribution (in degrees) of the lens-to-flash distance to the eye-gaze angle.
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