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Patent US8131021 - Two stage detection for photographic eye artifacts - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe detection of red-eye defects is enhanced in digital images for embedded image acquisition and processing systems. A two-stage redeye filtering system includes a speed optimized filter that performs initial segmentation of candidate redeye regions and optionally applies a speed-optimized set of falsing/verification...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US8131021?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8131021 - Two stage detection for photographic eye artifactsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8131021 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 13/079,810Publication date6 Mar 2012Filing date4 Apr 2011Priority date18 Nov 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7970182, US8126217, US8175342, US20080232711, US20110262034, US20110262035, US20110262038Publication number079810, 13079810, US 8131021 B2, US 8131021B2, US-B2-8131021, US8131021 B2, US8131021B2InventorsYury Prilutsky, Eran Steinberg, Peter Corcoran, Alexei Pososin, Petronel Bigioi, Mihai CiucOriginal AssigneeDigitalOptics Corporation Europe LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (410), Non-Patent Citations (113), Classifications (10), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetTwo stage detection for photographic eye artifacts
US 8131021 B2Abstract
1. One or more non-transitory, processor-readable media having code embedded therein that is configured to program one or more processors to perform a method of detecting and correcting a red-eye defect within an acquired digital image, wherein the method comprises:
13. The system of claim 9, further comprising a “RE lib” component for displaying in real time an initial red eye corrected image on a display screen prior to the later second stage without input from a user. Description
This application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/042,335, filed Mar. 5, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,970,182; claims the benefit of priority to U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/892,884, filed Mar. 5, 2007; which is incorporated by reference. This application is also a Continuation-in-Part (CIP) of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/462,035, filed Aug. 2, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,920,723; and Ser. No. 11/282,954, filed Nov. 18, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,689,009; which are incorporated by reference.
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