Patent ID: 7689009

Claim:
A digital image acquisition system, comprising: (a) an image acquisition device comprising: (i) an imaging optic and detector for acquiring an image; (ii) a first speed-optimized filter for producing a first set of candidate red-eye regions for an acquired image; (iii) an image encoder for encoding said acquired image (iv) a display; and (v) a first image correction module for correcting one or more of said first set of candidate face regions in an acquired image prior to display of said corrected image on said display; (b) an image store memory for storing therein said encoded image in association with said first set of candidate red-eye regions for later image processing of said encoded image; and (c) a second analysis-optimized filter configured to be activated after display of said first speed-optimized corrected acquired image on said display to produce a second set of candidate red-eye regions for the acquired image, wherein the second analysis-optimized filter is configured to operate on regions of said array identified as corresponding to regions of said first speed-optimized set of candidate red eye regions.