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Device for detecting red eye, program therefor, and recording medium storing the program

  • US 20050226499A1
  • Filed: 03/25/2005
  • Published: 10/13/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A red-eye detection device comprising:

  • image input reception means for receiving input of a digital photograph image;

    red-eye candidate area finding means for finding red-eye candidate areas in the digital photograph image by using reference data defining a characteristic of a red-eye area;

    display means for displaying the digital photograph image so that a user can confirm positions of the red-eye candidate areas that have been found;

    specifying means for enabling the user to specify a red-eye area that has not been found as one of the red-eye candidate areas, as an unfound red-eye area; and

    update means for carrying out an update of the reference data so as to improve a probability of finding an area having a similar characteristic to the unfound red-eye area as one of the red-eye candidate areas, by learning a characteristic of the unfound red-eye area that has been specified.

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