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Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7460178 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method An image processing apparatus executes image processing on an original image. The image processing apparatus includes a display unit configured to display adjusting images each corresponding to a part or the entirety of the original image; a setting unit allowing se... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7432983 | Moving-picture processing method and moving-picture processing apparatus with metadata processing A moving-picture processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire metadata including information about each temporal region in an input moving picture with a plurality of temporal regions, a decision unit configured to determine a cutout regio... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7382399 | Omniview motionless camera orientation system A method and apparatus for capture of a spherical image is disclosed. The present invention includes at least one camera having a lens with at least a 180° field-of-view for capturing a hemispherical image. In a first embodiment, a second hemispherical image is cre... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7362368 | Perfecting the optics within a digital image acquisition device using face detection Within a digital acquisition device, acquisition parameters of a digital image are perfected as part of an image capture process using face detection within said captured image to achieve one or more desired image acquisition parameters. Default values are determine... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7352909 | Weighted overcomplete de-noising A de-noising algorithm that obtains an estimate of a noise-free portion of a noise-containing digital signal by applying a set of M linear transforms to the noise-containing digital signal, determining M initial de-noised estimates of each digital element of the dig... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352394 | Image modification based on red-eye filter analysis A digital camera has an integral flash and stores and displays a digital image. Under certain conditions, a flash photograph taken with the camera may result in a red-eye phenomenon due to a reflection within an eye of a subject of the photograph. A digital apparatu... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7324246 | Apparatus and method for image processing There is provided an image processing apparatus including an image processing unit for executing image processing based on image data of an image; a region extracting unit for extracting a main subject region corresponding to a main subject in said image for the ima... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317815 | Digital image processing composition using face detection information A method of automatic or assisted recomposing of digital image processing uses face detection. Pixels that correspond to a face within a digital image are identified. A re-compositioned image is based on spatial or other parameters of the detected image, particularl... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315630 | Perfecting of digital image rendering parameters within rendering devices using face detection Within a digital rendering device, such as printers, hard copy and soft copy display, and copiers, rendering parameters of a digital image are perfected as part of an image rendering process using face detection within said rendered image to achieve one or more desi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310443 | Automatic red eye detection and correction in digital images A method for the automatic detection and correction of red eye in a digital image is disclosed. The method includes defining a digital image in a hue-saturation-intensity (HSI) color space, and identifying a red eye region in a digital image. Using HSI criteria, ide... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310113 | Camera for automatically adjusting image brightness for an image on a display Image signals outputted from a CCD to an image signal processing circuit, which performs A/D conversion, YC signal processing to convert the image signals into video signals of NTSC or the like and outputs video signals after D/A conversion. A microcomputer receives... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7298380 | Image processing method and apparatus for white eye correction A technique for correcting white eye in image data is disclosed. In this technique, a white eye candidate pixel is detected from an eye extracted from the image data based on a predetermined detection condition. The white eye candidate pixel as a white eye pixel bas... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7289664 | Method of detecting and correcting the red eye The red eye detecting and correcting method detects red eye that occurred in an image during photographing and correcting the thus detected red eye to a specified color of pupil. Parameters employed in red eye detection and correction are altered in accordance with ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7269292 | Digital image adjustable compression and resolution using face detection information A method of adjustable spatial and/or temporal compression of an image including a face includes identifying a group of pixels that correspond to a face within a digitally-acquired image. A first compression portion of the image including the group of pixels is dete... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7248720 | Method and system for generating a combined retina/iris pattern biometric A method and system generates correlated biometric information by capturing an image of a retinal vessel pattern and simultaneously capturing an image of an iris minutia pattern. Retinal biometric data and iris biometric data are generated from the images. The retin... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7224848 | Method and arrangement for FPN correction in an image signal from an image sensor In order to correct for fixed pattern noise in the signals of an image sensor, image signal values are read out from the pixels of the sensor. Individual correction values are added as analogue quantities to the image signal values via a signal path having a defined... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7203342 | Image feature extraction A method of extracting desired features from a cellular image including the steps of: (a) selecting an initial cell within the image; (b) selecting an additional cell, near the initial cell, appearing to be associated with a desired feature; (c) repeating step (b) f... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191402 | Method and apparatus for adjusting contrast and sharpness for regions in a display device A partial region on a screen can be selected for highlighting. Information related to the partial region is transmitted from a computer to a computer monitor. In one embodiment, the partial region information is sent over a different port from the one used to send v... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7177449 | Image correction system and method An image correction system comprises a detection application accessible by a processor and adapted to identify a viewing direction of at least one eye of a subject within an image. The system also comprises a reconstruction application accessible by the processor an... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174034 | Redeye reduction of digital images A redeye reduction system creates a first matrix of candidate pixels by comparing a color-and-brightness parameter of image pixels to a first threshold. Cohesive groups of candidate pixels are collected into components, and the component having the pixel with the hi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171044 | Red-eye detection based on red region detection with eye confirmation Red-eye detection based on red region detection with eye confirmation initially identifies pixels that correspond to the color of red-eye within an image. A determination is then made as to whether these identified pixels and surrounding areas are part of an eye or ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7146026 | Image correction system and method An image correction system comprises a processor adapted to receive an image. The system also comprises a modifier accessible by the processor and adapted to automatically modify the image to replace a closed eye of a subject within the image with an open eye. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7127108 | Image processing method Each crest-shape distribution region is sectioned in accordance with a value of a color obtained from extracted elements such as hue, saturation and lightness. A characteristic amount at each of a plurality of positions of an image including a designated eye is calc... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7103215 | Automated detection of pornographic images A method of detecting pornographic images, wherein a color reference database is prepared in LAB color space defining a plurality of colors representing relevant portions of a human body. A questionable image is selected, and sampled pixels are compared with the col... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7102695 | Adaptive contrast and brightness enhancement with color preservation A method and apparatus for selectively enhancing contrast depending on the level of incoming video signals while preserving colors are provided. An apparatus for enhancing the contrast and brightness of a video signal displayed on a display device includes: a first ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098962 | Special effect image generating apparatus A special effect image generating apparatus provided with an image conversion processing circuit for posterization or other image conversion, a luminance and chroma condition setting circuit for image extraction by luminance and colors, a mask pattern generator for ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095449 | Special effect image generating apparatus A special effect image generating apparatus provided with an image conversion processing circuit for posterization or other image conversion, a luminance and chroma condition setting circuit for image extraction by luminance and colors, a mask pattern generator for ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7095448 | Image processing circuit and method for modifying a pixel value An image processing circuit compares a pixel value to a threshold value and modifies the pixel value if the pixel value has a predetermined relationship to the threshold value. Alternatively, the image processing circuit generates a random number and combines the ra... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7088855 | Method and system for removal of red eye effects A method of performing red eye correction in an image including storing a high resolution image on a server computer, transmitting a low resolution image derived from the high resolution image, from the server computer to a client computer, displaying the low resolu... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7062086 | Red-eye detection based on red region detection with eye confirmation Red-eye detection based on red region detection with eye confirmation initially identifies pixels that correspond to the color of red-eye within an image. A determination is then made as to whether these identified pixels and surrounding areas are part of an eye or ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7042505 | Red-eye filter method and apparatus A digital camera has an integral flash and a means for storing and displaying a digital image. Under certain conditions, a flash photograph taken with the camera may result in a red-eye phenomenon due to a reflection within an eye of a subject of the photograph. The... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038715 | Digital still camera with high-quality portrait mode A digital still camera (10) receives and digitizes visible radiation (17) and sound waves (32) from a scene (12). When an operator actuates a shutter release (46), the camera detects and evaluates digitized information (22, 38 | 05/02/2006 |
| 7024035 | Method of setting region to be subjected to red eye correction and red eye correcting method The method sets a region to be subjected to red eye correction for red eye designation when a red eye in an image that has been produced in shooting is corrected into an eye having a pupil of a specified color. This setting method automatically extracts only the red... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015977 | Special effect image generating apparatus employing selective luminance/chrominance condition setting A special effect image generating apparatus provided with an image conversion processing circuit for posterization or other image conversion, a luminance and chroma condition setting circuit for image extraction by luminance and colors, a mask pattern generator for ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6999092 | Image display apparatus in which a specific area display attribute is modifiable In an image display apparatus in which a display attribute of a specific area of the display can be modified based on an information input from a processor, a resolution of the image is determined from the input vertical and horizontal synchronization signals, dot c... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6980691 | Correction of “red-eye” effects in images After identification of an image or image area where correction is to be effected for red-eye defects, and identification of eye regions within the image or the image area, color data from the area is provided, collected or analyzed according to color channel inform... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6978052 | Alignment of images for stitching The complexity of image stitching into a panoramic image is simplified with the use of one or more projectable fiducial marks that ease the establishment of a relationship between adjacent scenes of an image without leaving undesirable fiducial vestiges in the final... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6967687 | Display control apparatus and method A display control apparatus and a display control method are provided in which a resolution of an input image signal is judged, a change in the image signal is detected, and the image signal is adaptatively interpolated in accordance with the judgement and detection... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6947060 | Image forming apparatus, electron beam apparatus, modulation circuit, and image-forming apparatus driving method An image forming apparatus which performs pulsewidth modulation with a pulsewidth set by counting a clock. Especially, for grayscale level correction by setting the frequency of the clock, the periodic clock is counted, and an output pattern is changed in accordance... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6944356 | Locating point of interest in an impaired image Locating of points of interest in an impaired image derived from video processing of a reference image is achieved by generating an impairment map for the impaired image. Then a cross-fade is performed between the impaired image and the impairment map so that points... | 09/13/2005 |