Normalizing detected objects

• US 7,813,526 B1
• Filed: 01/26/2006
• Issued: 10/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Bourdev, Lubomir
• Primary Examiner(s): Lu; Tom Y
• Application Number:
  US11/342,224
• Time in Patent Office: 1,720 Days
• Field of Search: 382/103, 382/107
• US Class Current: 382/103
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content

Abstract

Displaying a normalized object is disclosed. Displaying includes receiving an object that has been automatically detected from an image, normalizing the object, and displaying the normalized object. Normalizing may include performing a color transformation.

Claims

1. A method, including:

receiving an object, including a face, that has been automatically detected from an image;

normalizing the object to obtain a normalized object, wherein normalizing is performed by a processor and includes automatically resizing the object to a standard predefined size and performing a color transformation on the object by adjusting color characteristics associated with the object based at least in part on predefined color criteria;

displaying the normalized object;

receiving an assignment of a tag to the normalized object;

displaying in a graphical user interface a first control associated with displaying all normalized objects, a second control associated with displaying all normalized objects which do not have a tag assigned to it, and a third control associated with displaying all normalized objects which have a specified tag assigned to it; and

in response to receiving a selection of the first control, the second control, or the third control;

displaying, in the graphical user interface, all normalized objects in the event the first control is selected;

displaying, in the graphical user interface, all normalized objects which do not have a tag assigned to it in the event the second control is selected; and

displaying, in the graphical user interface, all normalized objects which have a specified tag assigned to it in the event the third control is selected.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the object is associated with at least one of the following:

(1) a location in the image or (2) a probability that the image includes a detection object.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the tag includes at least one of the following:

(1) tag data that is user specified or (2) a name.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein receiving an assignment of a tag to the normalized object is based at least in part on user input.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the tag includes a name resulting from an object identification process.

6. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein normalizing further includes rotating the object.

7. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein performing a color transformation further includes adjusting lighting.

8. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein performing a color transformation further includes adjusting coloring.

9. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein performing a color transformation further includes adjusting sharpness.

10. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein performing a color transformation further includes reducing red eye.

11. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein normalizing further includes using data generated by a detection process.

12. A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in non-transitory a computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving an object, including a face, that has been automatically detected from an image;

normalizing the object to obtain a normalized object, wherein normalizing includes automatically resizing the object to a standard predefined size and performing a color transformation on the object by adjusting color characteristics associated with the object based at least in part on predefined color criteria;

displaying the normalized object;

receiving an assignment of a tag to the normalized object;

displaying in a graphical user interface a first control associated with displaying all normalized objects, a second control associated with displaying all normalized objects which do not have a tag assigned to it, and a third control associated with displaying all normalized objects which have a specified tag assigned to it; and

in response to receiving a selection of the first control, the second control, or the third control;

displaying, in the graphical user interface, all normalized objects in the event the first control is selected;

displaying, in the graphical user interface, all normalized objects which do not have a tag assigned to it in the event the second control is selected; and

displaying, in the graphical user interface, all normalized objects which have a specified tag assigned to it in the event the third control is selected.

13. A computer program product as recited in claim 12, wherein performing a color transformation further includes adjusting lighting.

14. A computer program product as recited in claim 12, wherein performing a color transformation further includes adjusting coloring.

15. A computer program product as recited in claim 12, wherein performing a color transformation further includes adjusting sharpness.

16. A system, including:

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;

receiving an object, including a face, that has been automatically detected from an image;

normalizing the object to obtain a normalized object, wherein normalizing is performed by a processor and includes automatically resizing the object to a standard predefined size and performing a color transformation on the object by adjusting color characteristics associated with the object based at least in part on predefined color criteria;

display the normalized object;

receive an assignment of a tag to the normalized object;

display in a graphical user interface a first control associated with displaying all normalized objects, a second control associated with displaying all normalized objects which do not have a tag assigned to it, and a third control associated with displaying all normalized objects which have a specified tag assigned to it; and

in response to receiving a selection of the first control, the second control, or the third control;

display, in the graphical user interface, all normalized objects in the event the first control is selected;

display, in the graphical user interface, all normalized objects which do not have a tag assigned to it in the event the second control is selected; and

display, in the graphical user interface, all normalized objects which have a specified tag assigned to it in the event the third control is selected.

17. A system as recited in claim 16, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with an instruction which when executed causes the processor to perform a color transformation further including by adjusting lighting.

18. A system as recited in claim 16, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with an instruction which when executed causes the processor to perform a color transformation further including by adjusting coloring.

19. A system as recited in claim 16, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with an instruction which when executed causes the processor to perform a color transformation further including by adjusting sharpness.