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US 9,521,310 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for focusing on subject in digital image processing device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorJae-myung Lee
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Abstract
An method and apparatus focus on a subject in a digital image processing device, the apparatus including a digital signal processor (DSP) for focusing on a subject based on an eye detected from a face of a subject having a greater ratio than a predetermined ratio in a picture.
Claims9
An apparatus for focusing on a subject, comprising:
- a manipulation unit configured to receive a request for a focus adjustment on a subject;
- and
- a digital signal processor configured to:
- detect a face of the subject and an eye of the subject;
- compare a whole area of the detected face with a predetermined reference value;
- and
- when the area of the detected face is smaller than the predetermined reference value, perform the focus adjustment based on the whole area of the detected face, and when the area of the detected face is greater than the predetermined reference value, perform the focus adjustment based on an area of the detected eye.
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A method of focusing on a subject, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for a focus adjustment on a subject;
- detecting a face of the subject and an eye of the subject;
- comparing a whole area of the detected face with a predetermined reference value;
- and
- if the area of the detected face is smaller than the predetermined reference value, performing the focus adjustment based on the whole area of the detected face, and if the area of the detected face is greater than the predetermined reference value, performing the focus adjustment based on an area of the detected eye.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.