Digital image adjustable compression and resolution using face detection information
First Claim
1. One or more computer-readable media having code embedded therein for programming a processor to carry out a method of in-camera processing of a still image including a face as part of an acquisition process, the method comprising:
- identifying a group of pixels within a face within a digitally-acquired still image on a portable camera;
generating in-camera, capturing or otherwise obtaining in-camera a collection of low resolution images including said group of pixels within said face;
tracking said group of pixels within said face within said collection of low resolution images;
gathering information regarding said group of pixels within said face from said collection of low resolution images;
automatically determining in-camera processing based on the information gathered regarding said group of pixels within said face from said collection of low resolution images;
generating a processed version of the still image including a new group of pixels within said face based on the determining; and
outputting, storing or displaying the in-camera processed version of the still image including said new group of pixels within said face, or combinations thereof.
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Abstract
A method of adjustable spatial and/or temporal compression of an image including a face includes identifying a group of pixels that correspond to a face within a digitally-acquired image. A first compression portion of the image including the group of pixels is determined. A second compression portion of the image other than the group of pixels is also determined. The first compression portion may be automatically compressed with higher-grade compression than the second compression portion to generate a compressed image including the face, or an option to provided the compressed image including the different grade compressions may be provided.
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1. One or more computer-readable media having code embedded therein for programming a processor to carry out a method of in-camera processing of a still image including a face as part of an acquisition process, the method comprising:
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identifying a group of pixels within a face within a digitally-acquired still image on a portable camera; generating in-camera, capturing or otherwise obtaining in-camera a collection of low resolution images including said group of pixels within said face; tracking said group of pixels within said face within said collection of low resolution images; gathering information regarding said group of pixels within said face from said collection of low resolution images; automatically determining in-camera processing based on the information gathered regarding said group of pixels within said face from said collection of low resolution images; generating a processed version of the still image including a new group of pixels within said face based on the determining; and outputting, storing or displaying the in-camera processed version of the still image including said new group of pixels within said face, or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more computer-readable media having code embedded therein for programming a processor to carry out a method of in-camera processing of a still image including a face as part of an acquisition process, the method comprising:
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identifying a group of pixels within a face within a digitally-acquired still image on a portable camera; generating in-camera, capturing or otherwise obtaining in-camera a collection of low resolution images including said group of pixels within said face; tracking group of pixels within said face within said collection of low resolution images; gathering information regarding said group of pixels within said face from said collection of low resolution images; automatically determining in-camera processing based on the information gathered regarding said group of pixels within said face from said collection of low resolution images; automatically providing an option for in-camera processing of the still image including the group of pixels within said face based on the determining; and outputting one or both of the digitally-acquired still image and an in-camera processed image including a new group of pixels within said face, or displaying, printing, storing or transmitting one or both of the digitally-acquired still image and the in-camera processed image, or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A digital image acquisition device, comprising:
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a lens and a sensor for acquiring a digital image, a processor, and a computer-readable medium have code embedded therein for programming the processor to carry out a method of in-camera processing of a still image including a face as part of an acquisition process, the method comprising; identifying a group of pixels within a face within a digitally-acquired still image on a portable camera; generating in-camera, capturing or otherwise obtaining in-camera a collection of low resolution images including said group of pixels within said face; tracking said group of pixels within said face within said collection of low resolution images; gathering information regarding said group of pixels within said face from said collection of low resolution images; automatically determining in-camera processing based on the information gathered regarding said group of pixels within said face from said collection of low resolution images; and generating a processed version of the still image including a new group of pixels within said face based on the determining, and one or more of outputting, displaying or storing the processed version of the still image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A digital image acquisition device, comprising:
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a lens and a sensor for acquiring a digital image, a processor, and a computer-readable medium have code embedded therein for programming the processor to carry out a method of in-camera processing of a still image including a face as part of an acquisition process, the method comprising; identifying a group of pixels within a face within a digitally-acquired still image on a portable camera; generating in-camera, capturing or otherwise obtaining in-camera a collection of low resolution images including said group of pixels within said face; tracking said group of pixels within said face within said collection of low resolution images; gathering information regarding said group of pixels within said face from said collection of low resolution images; automatically determining in-camera processing based on the information gathered regarding said group of pixels within said face from said collection of low resolution images; automatically providing an option for in-camera processing of the still image including the group of pixels within said face based on the determining; and outputting one or both of the digitally-acquired still image and an in-camera processed image including a new group of pixels within said face, or displaying, printing, storing or transmitting one or both of the digitally-acquired still image and the in-camera processed image, or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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