Image enhancement using face detection
OwnerQian Lin, Clayton Brian Atkins +1inventors
InventorsQian Lin, Clayton Brian Atkins, Daniel Tretter
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Abstract
An image enhancement apparatus and a corresponding method use face detection to provide for automatic enhancement of appearances of an image based on knowledge of human faces in the image. By modifying and transforming the image automatically using facial information, the image, including the human faces in the image, may have more pleasing lightness, contrast, and/or color levels. The image enhancement method may also automatically reduce or remove any red eye artifact without human intervention, leading to images with more pleasing appearances.
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An image enhancement method using face detection algorithms, comprising:
- automatically detecting human faces in an image using face detection algorithms;
- automatically locating the human faces in the image;
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- automatically enhancing an appearance of the image based on the human faces in the image.
An apparatus for enhancing an image using face detection algorithms, comprising:
- a module for automatically detecting human faces in an image using face detection algorithms;
- a module for automatically locating the human faces in the image;
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- a module for automatically enhancing an appearance of the image based on the human faces in the image.
A computer readable medium comprising instructions for image enhancement using face detection, the instructions comprising:
- automatically detecting human faces in an image using face detection algorithms;
- automatically locating the human faces in the image;
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- automatically enhancing an appearance of the image based on the human faces in the image.
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