Method for automatically determining the acceptability of a digital image
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1. A method for automatically determining the acceptability of an input image for a predetermined output operation, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) identifying one or more important areas in the input image;
(b) calculating a salient acceptability feature for each of the important areas using image data;
(c) automatically determining the acceptability of the input image from the salient acceptability features of the important areas; and
(d) implementing the predetermined output operation based on the acceptability of the input image determined in step (c);
wherein the input image is obtained from a digital camera, steps (a)-(d) are performed in the digital camera, and the output operation implemented in step (d) includes a deletion operation, whereby an input image found to be unacceptable is deleted.
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A method for automatically determining the acceptability of an input image for a predetermined output operation, such as printing, includes the steps of: (a) identifying one or more important areas in the input image; (b) calculating a salient acceptability feature for each of the important areas; (c) determining the acceptability of the input image from the salient acceptability features of the important areas; and (d) implementing the predetermined output operation based on the acceptability of the input image determined in step (c).
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1. A method for automatically determining the acceptability of an input image for a predetermined output operation, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) identifying one or more important areas in the input image; (b) calculating a salient acceptability feature for each of the important areas using image data; (c) automatically determining the acceptability of the input image from the salient acceptability features of the important areas; and (d) implementing the predetermined output operation based on the acceptability of the input image determined in step (c); wherein the input image is obtained from a digital camera, steps (a)-(d) are performed in the digital camera, and the output operation implemented in step (d) includes a deletion operation, whereby an input image found to be unacceptable is deleted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26)
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23. A system for automatically determining the acceptability of an input image for a predetermined output operation, said system comprising:
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an input stage for identifying one or more important areas in the input image; a processing stage for (a) calculating a salient acceptability feature for each of the important areas using image data and (b) automatically determining the acceptability of the input image from the salient acceptability features of the important areas; and an output stage for implementing the predetermined output operation based on the acceptability of the input image determined in the processing stage; wherein the input image is obtained from a digital camera, the system is contained in the digital camera, and the output operation includes a deletion operation, whereby an input image found to be unacceptable is deleted. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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