Patent Document ID: 20020159630
Application ID: 09823139
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for use in detecting a pornographic image comprising: analyzing a questionable image, said analyzing including (a) preparing a final color prototype database having a plurality of final color prototype values, said final color prototype database prepared from selected skin image samples from a plurality of images; (b) filtering a questionable image, said filtering including (i) comparing a color of a questionable pixel from a questionable image with said final color prototype values; (ii) performing a texture analysis on an area surrounding said questionable pixel if said color of said questionable pixel matches a color of a final color prototype, wherein said texture analysis determines a variance in color between said questionable pixel and a color of pixels in said area; and (iii) classifying said pixel as a potential skin pixel if said texture analysis indicates that said area has a skin texture.