US 12,755,391 B2Granted

Crowd removal and automatic focus for images

AssigneeDisney Enterprises, Inc.

InventorsSantiago Iglesias Navarro, Pablo Pernias Pascual de Pobil, Robert B. Moore, David N. Juboor

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Abstract

A computer implemented method includes receiving, by a processor, an image including one or more subjects and one more obstructions. The method further includes partitioning, by the processor, the image into a plurality of image segments, where the one or more subjects and one or more obstructions are represented as separate image segments of the plurality of image segments. The method further includes obtaining, by the processor, depth information for the plurality of image segments. The method further includes identifying one or more focal image segments of the plurality of image segments based on the depth information of the plurality of image segments and modifying the image based on the one or more focal image segments to generate a modified image.

Claims23

Dependent claims

A computer implemented method comprising:

receiving, by a processor, an image including one or more subjects and one or more obstructions;
partitioning, by the processor, the image into a plurality of image segments, wherein combinations of the one or more subjects and the one or more obstructions are represented as separate image segments of the plurality of image segments;
obtaining, by the processor, depth information for the plurality of image segments;
determining a segment score of each of the plurality of image segments based on the depth information, an image segment size, and an image segment position of the plurality of image segments, wherein the segment score comprises a ranked numerical value associated with the one or more subjects and the one or more obstructions;
automatically identifying one or more focal image segments of the plurality of image segments based on the segment score of each of the plurality of image segments;
and
modifying the image based on the one or more focal image segments to generate a modified image.

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An image editing system for automatic detection and editing of image obstructions, comprising:

an image data storage comprising a plurality of images;
and
a processor configured to modify the plurality of images, wherein the processor is configured to:
receive an image including one or more subjects and one or more obstructions;
partition the image into a plurality of image segments, wherein combinations of the one or more subjects and the one or more obstructions are represented as separate image segments of the plurality of image segments;
obtain depth information for the plurality of image segments, wherein the depth information comprises an average depth value of each of the plurality of image segments;
generate a segment score of each of the plurality of image segments based on the average depth value of each of the plurality of image segments, a size of each of the plurality of image segments, and a position of each of the plurality of image segments, wherein the segment score comprises a ranked numerical value associated with the one or more subjects and the one or more obstructions;
automatically identify one or more focal image segments of the plurality of image segments based on the segment score of each of the plurality of image segments;
and
modify the image based on the one or more focal image segments to generate a modified image.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.