Illumination detection using classifier chains
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1. A face illumination normalization method, comprising:
- (a) acquiring a digital image including data corresponding to a face that appears to be illuminated unevenly;
(b) applying one or more uneven illumination cascaded classifier chains to the face data;
(c) identifying the face data as corresponding to said face within the digital image;
(d) determining an uneven illumination condition for the face also as a result of the applying of the one or more uneven illumination cascaded classifier chains;
(e) correcting the uneven illumination condition of the face based on the determining to thereby generate a corrected face image appearing to have more uniform illumination; and
(f) electronically storing, transmitting, applying a face recognition program to, editing, or displaying the corrected face image, or combinations thereof,wherein the applying comprises applying at least two full classifier sets after determining that no single illumination condition applies and that the face data is not rejected as a face.
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Abstract
A face illumination normalization method includes acquiring a digital image including a face that appears to be illuminated unevenly. One or more uneven illumination classifier programs are applied to the face data to determine the presence of the face within the digital image and/or the uneven illumination condition of the face. The uneven illumination condition may be corrected to thereby generate a corrected face image appearing to have more uniform illumination, for example, to enhance face recognition.
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1. A face illumination normalization method, comprising:
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(a) acquiring a digital image including data corresponding to a face that appears to be illuminated unevenly; (b) applying one or more uneven illumination cascaded classifier chains to the face data; (c) identifying the face data as corresponding to said face within the digital image; (d) determining an uneven illumination condition for the face also as a result of the applying of the one or more uneven illumination cascaded classifier chains; (e) correcting the uneven illumination condition of the face based on the determining to thereby generate a corrected face image appearing to have more uniform illumination; and (f) electronically storing, transmitting, applying a face recognition program to, editing, or displaying the corrected face image, or combinations thereof, wherein the applying comprises applying at least two full classifier sets after determining that no single illumination condition applies and that the face data is not rejected as a face. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A face illumination normalization method, comprising:
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(a) acquiring a digital image including data corresponding to a face that appears to be illuminated unevenly; (b) applying one or more uneven illumination classifier programs to the face data; (c) identifying the face data as corresponding to said face within the digital image; (d) determining an uneven illumination condition for the face also as a result of the applying of the one or more uneven illumination classifier programs; (e) correcting the uneven illumination condition of the face based on the determining to thereby generate a corrected face image appearing to have more uniform illumination; and (f) electronically storing, transmitting, applying a face recognition program to, editing, or displaying the corrected face image, or combinations thereof, wherein the applying comprises applying at least two full classifier sets after determining that no single illumination condition applies and that the face data is not rejected as a face.
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11. A digital image acquisition device including an optoelectonic system for acquiring a digital image, and a digital memory having stored therein processor-readable code for programming the processor to perform a face illumination normalization method, wherein the method comprises:
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(a) acquiring a digital image including data corresponding to a face that appears to be illuminated unevenly; (b) applying one or more uneven illumination cascaded classifier chains to the face data; (c) identifying the face data as corresponding to said face within the digital image; (d) determining an uneven illumination condition for the face also as a result of the applying of the one or more uneven illumination cascaded classifier chains; (e) correcting the uneven illumination condition of the face based on the determining to thereby generate a corrected face image appearing to have more uniform illumination; and (f) electronically storing, transmitting, applying a face recognition program to, editing, or displaying the corrected face image, or combinations thereof, wherein the applying comprises applying at least two full classifier sets after determining that no single illumination condition applies and that the face data is not rejected as a face. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A digital image acquisition device including an optoelectonic system for acquiring a digital image, and a digital memory having stored therein processor-readable code for programming the processor to perform a face illumination normalization method, wherein the method comprises:
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(a) acquiring a digital image including data corresponding to a face that appears to be illuminated unevenly; (b) applying one or more uneven illumination classifier programs to the face data; (c) identifying the face data as corresponding to said face within the digital image; (d) determining an uneven illumination condition for the face also as a result of the applying of the one or more uneven illumination classifier programs; (e) correcting the uneven illumination condition of the face based on the determining to thereby generate a corrected face image appearing to have more uniform illumination; and (f) electronically storing, transmitting, applying a face recognition program to, editing, or displaying the corrected face image, or combinations thereof, wherein the applying comprises applying at least two full classifier sets after determining that no single illumination condition applies and that the face data is not rejected as a face.
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21. A non-transitory computer readable memory having stored therein processor-readable code for programming a processor to perform a face illumination normalization method, wherein the method comprises:
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(a) acquiring a digital image including data corresponding to a face that appears to be illuminated unevenly; (b) applying one or more uneven illumination cascaded classifier chains to the face data; (c) identifying the face data as corresponding to said face within the digital image; (d) determining an uneven illumination condition for the face also as a result of the applying of the one or more uneven illumination cascaded classifier chains; (e) correcting the uneven illumination condition of the face based on the determining to thereby generate a corrected face image appearing to have more uniform illumination; and (f) electronically storing, transmitting, applying a face recognition program to, editing, or displaying the corrected face image, or combinations thereof, wherein the applying comprises applying at least two full classifier sets after determining that no single illumination condition applies and that the face data is not rejected as a face. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A non-transitory computer readable memory having stored therein processor-readable code for programming a processor to perform a face illumination normalization method, wherein the method comprises:
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(a) acquiring a digital image including data corresponding to a face that appears to be illuminated unevenly; (b) applying one or more uneven illumination classifier programs to the face data; (c) identifying the face data as corresponding to said face within the digital image; (d) determining an uneven illumination condition for the face also as a result of the applying of the one or more uneven illumination classifier programs; (e) correcting the uneven illumination condition of the face based on the determining to thereby generate a corrected face image appearing to have more uniform illumination; and (f) electronically storing, transmitting, applying a face recognition program to, editing, or displaying the corrected face image, or combinations thereof, (g) wherein the applying comprises applying at least two full classifier sets after determining that no single illumination condition applies and that the face data is not rejected as a face.
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