SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TAGGING OF A DIGITAL IMAGE
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a face detector for receiving a digital image and determining whether the digital image contains at least one face;
a faceprint generator for generating a faceprint representing a face detected in the digital image; and
a tag generator for generating a tag corresponding to an identity of the face represented by the faceprint and for associating the tag with the digital image.
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Abstract
A system for automatically tagging a digital image includes an electronic device having a face detector for receiving a digital image and determining whether the digital image contains at least one face. A faceprint generator generates a faceprint representing a face detected in the digital image. A matching operation attempts to match the faceprint to a reference data item to identify the face represented by the faceprint. If a match is found, a tag generator generates a text tag corresponding to the identity of the face represented by the faceprint, and may associate the tag with the digital image. If a match is not found, the faceprint may be transmitted with an identification request to an external electronic device, which performs the matching operation. Upon matching the faceprint to a reference data item, identification data identifying the face represented by the faceprint may be transmitted from the external electronic device to the originating electronic device. A text tag may then be generated based on the identification data.
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a face detector for receiving a digital image and determining whether the digital image contains at least one face; a faceprint generator for generating a faceprint representing a face detected in the digital image; and a tag generator for generating a tag corresponding to an identity of the face represented by the faceprint and for associating the tag with the digital image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11)
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7. An electronic device comprising:
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a network interface for receiving a faceprint representing a face in a digital image from an external electronic device; a memory storing a plurality of reference data items; a controller configured to match the faceprint to one of the plurality of data items to identify the face represented by the faceprint, and to generate identification data for the face represented by the faceprint; wherein the network interface transmits identification data for the face represented by the faceprint to the external electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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12. A method for generating a tag for a digital image with an electronic device comprising the steps of:
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receiving a digital image in the electronic device; determining whether the digital image contains at least one face; generating a faceprint representing a face detected in the digital image; generating a tag corresponding to an identity of the face represented by the faceprint; and associating the tag with the digital image. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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