Continuous autofocus based on face detection and tracking
First Claim
1. An autofocus method for a digital image acquisition device based on face detection, comprising:
- using a lens, image sensor and processor of a digital image acquisition device to acquire a digital image of a scene that includes one or more out of focus faces;
detecting the one or more out of focus faces within the digital image by using one or more sets of classifiers trained on faces that are out of focus, wherein the one or more sets of classifiers are reference parameters that are calibrated to reference criteria including at least a set of faces that are out of focus;
determining one or more sizes of the one of more respective out of focus faces within the digital image;
determining one or more respective depths to the one or more out of focus faces based on the one or more sizes of the one of more out of focus faces within the digital image;
adjusting one or more respective focus positions of the lens to focus approximately at the determined one or more respective depths; and
acquiring one or more further images of scenes that include at least one of the one or more out of focus faces with the lens focused at the one or more respectively adjusted focus positions.
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Abstract
An autofocus method includes acquiring an image of a scene that includes one or more out of focus faces and/or partial faces. The method includes detecting one or more of the out of focus faces and/or partial faces within the digital image by applying one or more sets of classifiers trained on faces that are out of focus. One or more sizes of the one of more respective out of focus faces and/or partial faces is/are determined within the digital image. One or more respective depths is/are determined to the one or more out of focus faces and/or partial faces based on the one or more sizes of the one of more faces and/or partial faces within the digital image. One or more respective focus positions of the lens is/are adjusted to focus approximately at the determined one or more respective depths.
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30 Claims
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1. An autofocus method for a digital image acquisition device based on face detection, comprising:
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using a lens, image sensor and processor of a digital image acquisition device to acquire a digital image of a scene that includes one or more out of focus faces; detecting the one or more out of focus faces within the digital image by using one or more sets of classifiers trained on faces that are out of focus, wherein the one or more sets of classifiers are reference parameters that are calibrated to reference criteria including at least a set of faces that are out of focus; determining one or more sizes of the one of more respective out of focus faces within the digital image; determining one or more respective depths to the one or more out of focus faces based on the one or more sizes of the one of more out of focus faces within the digital image; adjusting one or more respective focus positions of the lens to focus approximately at the determined one or more respective depths; and acquiring one or more further images of scenes that include at least one of the one or more out of focus faces with the lens focused at the one or more respectively adjusted focus positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. One or more non-transitory processor readable media having code embodied therein for programming a processor to perform an autofocus method for a digital image acquisition device based on face detection, wherein the device has a processor and uses a lens and image sensor to acquire a digital image of a scene that includes one or more out of focus faces, wherein the method comprises:
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detecting the one or more out of focus faces within the digital image by using one or more sets of classifiers trained on faces that are out of focus, wherein the one or more sets of classifiers are reference parameters that are calibrated to reference criteria including at least a set of faces that are out of focus; determining one or more sizes of the one of more respective out of focus faces within the digital image; determining one or more respective depths to the one or more out of focus faces based on the one or more sizes of the one of more out of focus faces within the digital image; adjusting one or more respective focus positions of the lens to focus approximately at the determined one or more respective depths; and
acquiring one or more further images of scenes that include at least one of the one or more out of focus faces with the lens focused at the one or more respectively adjusted focus positions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A digital image acquisition device including a lens, an image sensor, a processor and a memory having code embedded therein for programming the processor to perform an autofocus method based on face detection, wherein the method comprises:
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acquiring a digital image of a scene that includes one or more out of focus faces; detecting the one or more out of focus faces within the digital image by using one or more sets of classifiers trained on faces that are out of focus, wherein the one or more sets of classifiers are reference parameters that are calibrated to reference criteria including at least a set of faces that are out of focus; determining one or more sizes of the one of more respective out of focus faces within the digital image; determining one or more respective depths to the one or more out of focus faces based on the one or more sizes of the one of more out of focus faces within the digital image; adjusting one or more respective focus positions of the lens to focus approximately at the determined one or more respective depths; and acquiring one or more further images of scenes that include at least one of the one or more out of focus faces with the lens focused at the one or more respectively adjusted focus positions. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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