Exporting extracted faces

• US 7,706,577 B1
• Filed: 01/26/2006
• Issued: 04/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Bourdev, Lubomir, Casillas, Amy
• Primary Examiner(s): CHANG, JON CARLTON
• Application Number:
  US11/341,808
• Time in Patent Office: 1,552 Days
• Field of Search: 382/118, 382/305, 382/181
• US Class Current: 382/118
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content

Abstract

Exporting information is disclosed. An object resulting from automatic detection performed on an image is received. An indication to export information is received. Data associated with the object is exported.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a processor, an object resulting from automatic detection performed on an image using a first application, wherein the object includes a portion of the image;

receiving, at the processor, an indication to export information;

in response to receiving the indication, using the processor to export data associated with the object to a library, wherein;

exporting includes saving the data associated with the object to storage;

the data associated with the object includes location information that identifies where the portion of the image is located within the image; and

in the event a second application which is unable to perform automatic detection is initiated, the second application automatically searches for the library containing the saved data.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the automatic detection detects a detection object, including a face.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the exported data is capable of being imported by a second application other than a first application that performed the automatic detection.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein exporting data includes saving to a library.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the location information includes coordinates.

6. A method as recited in claim 1 further including selecting the object based at least in part on a criterion.

7. A method as recited in claim 1 further including selecting the object based at least in part on a tag.

8. A method as recited in claim 1 further including selecting the object based at least in part on user input.

9. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the indication is automatically triggered.

10. A method as recited in claim 9, wherein the indication is automatically triggered in the event a user assigns a tag to the object.

11. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the indication is initiated by a user.

12. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the data includes information associated with the automatic detection.

13. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the data includes a reference to the image.

14. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the exported data further includes an angle associated with an orientation of the object.

15. A method as recited in claim 14, wherein the exported data further includes a probability.

16. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to;

receive an object resulting from automatic detection performed on an image using a first application, wherein the object includes a portion of the image;

receive an indication to export information; and

in response to receiving the indication, export data associated with the object to a library, wherein;

exporting includes saving the data associated with the object to storage;

the data associated with the object includes location information that identifies where the portion of the image is located within the image; and

in the event a second application which is unable to perform automatic detection is initiated, the second application automatically searches for the library containing the saved data.

17. A system as recited in claim 16, wherein the exported data further includes an angle associated with an orientation of the object.

18. A system as recited in claim 17, wherein the exported data further includes a probability.

19. A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving an object resulting from automatic detection performed on an image using a first application, wherein the object includes a portion of the image;

receiving an indication to export information; and

in response to receiving the indication, exporting data associated with the object to a library, wherein;

exporting includes saving the data associated with the object to storage;

the data associated with the object includes location information that identifies where the portion of the image is located within the image; and

in the event a second application which is unable to perform automatic detection is initiated, the second application automatically searches for the library containing the saved data.

20. A computer program product as recited in claim 19, the computer program product further comprising computer instructions for selecting the object based at least in part on a criterion.

21. A computer program product as recited in claim 19, wherein the data includes information associated with the automatic detection.

22. A computer program product as recited in claim 19, wherein the exported data further includes an angle associated with an orientation of the object.

23. A computer program product as recited in claim 22, wherein the exported data further includes a probability.