Method for detecting objects in digital images
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for detecting objects in a digital image, comprising the steps of:
- a) generating a first segmentation map of the digital image according to a non-object specific criterion;
b) generating a second segmentation map of the digital image according to a object specific criterion; and
c) detecting objects in the digital image using both the first and second segmentation maps.
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Abstract
A method for detecting objects in a digital image includes the steps of generating a first segmentation map of the digital image according to a non-object specific criterion, generating a second segmentation map of the digital image according to an object specific criterion, and detecting objects in the digital image using both the first and second segmentation maps. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the non-object specific criterion is a color homogeneity criterion and the object specific criterion is an object specific color similarity, wherein the object specific color is skin color and the method further comprises the step of detecting red-eye in the detected skin color regions.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for detecting objects in a digital image, comprising the steps of:
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a) generating a first segmentation map of the digital image according to a non-object specific criterion; b) generating a second segmentation map of the digital image according to a object specific criterion; and c) detecting objects in the digital image using both the first and second segmentation maps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for detecting objects in a digital image, said system comprising:
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a) a first stage for generating a first segmentation map of the digital image according to a non-object specific criterion; b) a second stage for generating a second segmentation map of the digital image according to a object specific criterion; and c) a detector for detecting objects in the digital image using both the first and second segmentation maps. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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