System and method for automatically enhancing graphical images
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1. An automatic image enhancement system, comprising:
- memory for storing digital data that defines a graphical image;
a face detector configured to analyze said digital data and to automatically identify facial data within said digital data stored in said memory; and
an image enhancer configured to analyze said facial data identified by said face detector and to automatically identify a portion of said facial data that defines a particular facial feature, said image enhancer further configured to automatically manipulate said portion for enhancing an appearance of said facial feature within said graphical image.
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Abstract
An image enhancing system utilizes memory, a face detector, and an image enhancer. The memory stores digital data that defines a graphical image. The face detector analyzes the stored digital data and automatically identifies facial data within the digital data. This facial data defines an image of a person'"'"'s face. The image enhancer analyzes the facial data and automatically identifies a portion of the facial data that defines a particular facial feature. The image enhancer then automatically manipulates the forgoing portion of the facial data in order to improve or enhance an appearance of the facial feature when the facial feature is displayed by a display device.
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1. An automatic image enhancement system, comprising:
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memory for storing digital data that defines a graphical image;
a face detector configured to analyze said digital data and to automatically identify facial data within said digital data stored in said memory; and
an image enhancer configured to analyze said facial data identified by said face detector and to automatically identify a portion of said facial data that defines a particular facial feature, said image enhancer further configured to automatically manipulate said portion for enhancing an appearance of said facial feature within said graphical image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An automatic image enhancement system, comprising:
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means for storing digital data that defines a graphical image;
face detecting means for analyzing said digital data and for automatically identifying facial data within said digital data stored in said storing means; and
image enhancing means for analyzing said facial data identified by said face detecting means, for automatically identifying a portion of said facial data that defines a particular facial feature, and for automatically manipulating said portion to enhance an appearance of said facial feature within said graphical image.
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10. A method for enhancing graphical images, comprising the steps of:
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receiving digital data defining a graphical image;
automatically detecting facial data within said digital data;
searching said facial data for data that defines a particular facial feature;
automatically identifying, based on said searching step, a set of data defining said particular facial feature; and
manipulating said set of data in response to said identifying step. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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