Image selection based on image content
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1. A computer system, comprising:
- a memory;
an image sensor to capture a first image; and
a storage medium containing instructions that cause the processor to;
read one or more image characteristics of the first image to determine one or more image metrics;
access an image profile programmed via an interface and not received through said image sensor, the image profile defining one or more image threshold values;
compare the image profile with the image metrics to determine whether the image metrics are above or below one or more of the threshold values;
determine that the image profile identifies the first image if the image metrics are above or below one or more of the threshold values; and
request to store a representation of the first image into the memory in response to determining that the image profile identifies the first image.
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Abstract
An image capture system comprises an image input and processing unit. The image input obtains image information which is then passed to the processing unit. The processing unit is coupled to the image input for determining image metrics on the image information. The processing unit initiates a capture sequence when the image metrics meet a predetermined condition. The capture sequence may store one or more images, or it may indicate that one or more images have been detected. In one embodiment, the image input is a CMOS or CCD sensor.
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1. A computer system, comprising:
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a memory; an image sensor to capture a first image; and a storage medium containing instructions that cause the processor to; read one or more image characteristics of the first image to determine one or more image metrics; access an image profile programmed via an interface and not received through said image sensor, the image profile defining one or more image threshold values; compare the image profile with the image metrics to determine whether the image metrics are above or below one or more of the threshold values; determine that the image profile identifies the first image if the image metrics are above or below one or more of the threshold values; and request to store a representation of the first image into the memory in response to determining that the image profile identifies the first image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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