| US 7,580,587 B2 | ||
| Device and method for correcting image including person area | ||
| Masakazu Matsugu, Chiba (Japan); Katsuhiko Mori, Kawasaki (Japan); Yusuke Mitarai, Yokohama (Japan); and Yuji Kaneda, Kawasaki (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 24, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/166,626. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-191639 (JP), filed on Jun. 29, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0008173 A1, Jan. 12, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06K 9/40 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06K 9/54 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 382—274 [382/190; 382/305] | 8 Claims |
| 7. An image-processing method comprising steps of:
inputting at least one image;
and performing, by a processor, steps of: selecting a type of correction to be performed;
detecting at least one person area from the image;
identifying at least one person in the person area;
searching an image database for another image of the identified person which is suitable for performing the selected type
of correction;
extracting at least one correction area from the person area in accordance with the selected type of correction; and
performing the selected type of correction on the correction area based on the other image of the identified person.
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