Face recognition in a digital imaging system accessing a database of people
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1. A digital camera comprising:
- a photo-sensor configured to capture images;
a means for accessing a face database, the face database used for storing the names and the face identification information for people;
a processor configured to evaluate captured images to locate faces;
the processor configured to match the faces, located by the processor, to the face identification information stored in the face database;
a means for communicating with a user;
the camera configured to request a name of a person, using the communication means, when a face of the person in an image does not match any faces currently stored in the face database.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for building up a database of known faces in a digital imaging device is disclosed. The database of known faces allows the names of the people captured in the image to be added to the meta-data of the image file. The digital imaging device will ask the user to identify unknown people captured in an image.
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1. A digital camera comprising:
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a photo-sensor configured to capture images;
a means for accessing a face database, the face database used for storing the names and the face identification information for people;
a processor configured to evaluate captured images to locate faces;
the processor configured to match the faces, located by the processor, to the face identification information stored in the face database;
a means for communicating with a user;
the camera configured to request a name of a person, using the communication means, when a face of the person in an image does not match any faces currently stored in the face database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A digital camera comprising:
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a photo-sensor configured to capture images;
access to a face database, the face database for storing the names and the face identification information for people;
a processor configured to evaluate captured images to locate faces;
the processor configured to match the faces, located by the processor, to the face identification information stored in the face database;
the processor configured to add the face identification information to the face database when a face of a person does not match any faces currently stored in the face database. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of identifying people in images, comprising:
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capturing an image;
locating at least one face in the image;
comparing the at least one face in the image to a database of known faces;
requesting a name for the face when the face does not match any of the known faces in the database, and;
storing the face and the name in the database of known faces. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method of identifying people in images, comprising:
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capturing an image;
locating at least one face in the image;
comparing the at least one face in the image to a database of known faces;
adding the name of the person to the captured image meta-data when the face matches a face in the face database.
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14. A method of identifying people in images, comprising:
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capturing an image;
locating at least one face in the image;
comparing the at least one face in the image to a database of known faces;
storing the face in the database of known faces when the face does not match any faces in the database of known faces. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method of creating a database of known faces, comprising:
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capturing an image;
locating at least one face in the image;
comparing the face to the faces in the database of known faces;
notifying a user that the image contains an unidentified face when the face does not match any of the faces in the database of known faces;
requesting a name for the face when the user designates that the face is to be added to the database of known faces, and;
storing the face and the name in the database of known faces. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A digital camera comprising:
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a photo-sensor configured to capture images;
a display configured to display the captured images;
a means for designating a face in a captured image;
an input device configured to allow entry of a name associated with the face;
a processor configured to extract the face identification information from the designated face in the captured image;
a face database for storing the names and the face identification information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of identifying people in images, comprising:
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digitizing an image;
locating at least one face in the image;
comparing the at least one face in the image to a database of known faces;
requesting a name for the face when the face does not match any of the known faces in the database, and;
storing the face and the name in the database of known faces. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method of identifying people in images, comprising:
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digitizing an image;
locating at least one face in the image;
comparing the at least one face in the image to a database of known faces;
adding the name of the person to the digitized image meta-data when the face matches a face in the face database.
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26. A method of identifying people in images, comprising:
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digitizing an image;
locating at least one face in the image;
comparing the at least one face in the image to a database of known faces;
storing the face in the database of known faces when the face does not match any faces in the database of known faces. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A method of creating a database of known faces, comprising:
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digitizing an image;
locating at least one face in the image;
comparing the face to the faces in the database of known faces;
notifying a user that the image contains an unidentified face when the face does not match any of the faces in the database of known faces;
requesting a name for the face when the user designates that the face is to be added to the database of known faces, and;
storing the face and the name in the database of known faces. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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