Patent Document ID: 9053524
Application ID: 13969558
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of enhancing an appearance of a face within a digital image, comprising using a processor in: acquiring the digital image including the face, wherein the step of acquiring comprises: capturing the digital image using a lens and an image sensor of a processing device that includes the processor, or receiving said digital image following capture by another device that includes a certain lens and a certain image sensor, or a combination thereof; identifying one or two groups of pixels that each include a pupil region of an eye region within the face in the digital image; identifying a border between said pupil region and an iris of said eye region using luminance information; adjusting the digital image by adding one or more glint pixels at a pupil side of the border between said iris and said pupil to generate an enhanced image; and displaying, transmitting, communicating or digitally storing or otherwise outputting the enhanced image or a further processed version, or combinations thereof.