Red-eye filter method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A digital apparatus having no photographic film, comprising:
- (a) a source of light for providing illumination during image acquisition;
(b) a digital image detector for acquiring an image; and
(c) a red-eye filter for modifying pixels within the image indicative of a red-eye phenomenon.
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Abstract
A digital camera has an integral flash and a means for storing and displaying a digital image. Under certain conditions, a flash photograph taken with the camera may result in a red-eye phenomenon due to a reflection within an eye of a subject of the photograph. The digital camera has a red-eye filter which analyzes the stored image for the red-eye phenomenon and modifies the stored image to eliminate the red-eye phenomenon by changing the red area to black. The modification of the image is enabled when a photograph is taken under conditions indicative of the red-eye phenomenon. The modification is subject to anti-falsing analysis which further examines the area around the red-eye area for indicia of the eye of the subject.
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68 Claims
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1. A digital apparatus having no photographic film, comprising:
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(a) a source of light for providing illumination during image acquisition; (b) a digital image detector for acquiring an image; and (c) a red-eye filter for modifying pixels within the image indicative of a red-eye phenomenon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. Within a digital apparatus, a method of filtering a red-eye phenomenon from a digital image comprising a multiplicity of pixels indicative of color, the pixels forming various shapes of the image, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) detecting a digital image; (b) locating pixels having a color indicative of a red-eye phenomenon; (c) determining a grouping of pixels having one or more features indicative of the red-eye phenomenon; and (d) modifying the color of the grouping in response to said determining step. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of filtering a red-eye phenomenon from a digital image comprising a multiplicity of pixels indicative of color, the pixels forming various shapes of the image, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining a grouping of pixels having one or more features indicative of the red-eye phenomenon; (b) determining if pixels in a vicinity of the grouping have one or more features indicative of an eye; and (c) in response to an absence of the one or more features, inhibiting a step of modifying of the color of the grouping in response to said grouping determining step. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. Within a digital apparatus having no photographic film, a method of filtering a red-eye phenomenon from a digital image comprising a multiplicity of pixels indicative of color, the pixels forming various shapes of the image, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) digitally detecting the image; (b) determining a grouping of pixels having one or more features indicative of the red-eye phenomenon; (c) modifying the color of the grouping in response to said step of determining; and (d) said determining and modifying steps having been performed in response to said detecting step, displaying the image upon the apparatus in response to said step of modifying. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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42. A method of filtering a red-eye phenomenon from a digital image comprising a multiplicity of pixels indicative of color, the pixels forming various shapes of the image, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining a grouping of pixels having one or more features indicative of the red-eye phenomenon; (b) analyzing if one or more conditions of detection of the image are indicative of the red-eye phenomenon, at least including determining if a flash was used in conjunction with the acquisition of the image, said flash having been used or not in response to at least one of a light sensor of ambient brightness and a manual input from a user; and (c) modifying the color of the grouping in response to said determining and analyzing steps only if said flash was used when the image was acquired. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. Within a portable digital image acquisition apparatus having no photographic film, a method of filtering a red-eye phenomenon from a digital image comprising a multiplicity of pixels indicative of color, the pixels forming various shapes of the image, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) locating pixels having a color indicative of the red-eye phenomenon; (b) determining if a grouping of at least a portion of the pixels of said step locating comprise a shape indicative of the red-eye phenomenon; (c) modifying the color of the grouping in response to said step of determining; and (d) analyzing if conditions of acquiring of the image are indicative of the red-eye phenomenon, wherein said step of modifying is selectively performed in response thereto. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A portable digital image acquisition apparatus and printer system having no photographic film, comprising:
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(a) a digital image capturing apparatus including an integral flash and image output means for downloading image data to another device; and (b) a printer coupled with the digital image capturing apparatus at the image output means for receiving the image data, (c) the system including a red-eye filter for modifying areas within images indicative of red-eye phenomenon, such that the printer prints red-eye corrected images. - View Dependent Claims (58)
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59. A portable digital image acquisition apparatus and printer system having no photographic film, comprising:
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(a) a digital image capturing apparatus including an integral flash and image output means for downloading image data to another device; and (b) a printer coupled with the digital image capturing apparatus camera at the image output means for receiving the image data, (c) the system including a red-eye filter for correcting red-eye phenomenon, such that the printer prints red-eye corrected images. - View Dependent Claims (60)
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61. A portable digital image acquisition apparatus and printer system having no photographic film, comprising:
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(a) an integral flash for providing illumination during image recording; (b) a digital image capturing apparatus for recording an image; (c) image output means for downloading image data to a printer for printing; (d) a red-eye filter for modifying an area within the image indicative of a red-eye phenomenon; and (e) the printer. - View Dependent Claims (62)
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63. A portable digital image acquisition apparatus and printer system having no photographic film, comprising:
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(a) an integral flash for providing illumination during image recording; (b) a digital image capturing apparatus for recording an image; (c) image output means for downloading image data to a printer for printing; (d) a red-eye filter for correcting a red-eye phenomenon; and (e) the printer. - View Dependent Claims (64)
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65. A portable digital image acquisition apparatus and printer system having no photographic film, comprising:
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(a) an integral flash for providing illumination during image recording; (b) a digital image capturing apparatus for recording an image; (c) a red-eye filter for modifying an area within the image indicative of a red-eye phenomenon; and (d) a printer for printing the image. - View Dependent Claims (66)
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67. A portable digital image acquisition apparatus and printer system having no photographic film, comprising:
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(a) an integral flash for providing illumination during image recording; (b) a digital image capturing apparatus for recording an image; (c) a red-eye filter for correcting a red-eye phenomenon; and (d) a printer for printing a red-eye corrected image. - View Dependent Claims (68)
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