Patents by Inventor HSIU-CHIEN HSU

HSIU-CHIEN HSU has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9898835
    Abstract: A method for creating a face replacement database includes steps of creating a face database for storing a plurality of replaced images with a face image rotation angle by using a method for estimating a 3D vector angle from a 2D face image, and defining a region to be replaced in the replaced image. The method for estimating a 3D vector angle from a 2D face image includes the steps of creating a feature vector template; detecting a corner of eye and mouth in a face image; defining a sharp point in a vertical direction of the quadrilateral plane, and converting the vertices into 3D coordinates; computing the four vectors from the sharp point to the four vertices to obtain a vector set, and matching the vector set with the feature vector model to obtain an angle which is defined as a rotation angle of the input face image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Ming Chuan University
    Inventors: Chaur-Heh Hsieh, Hsiu-Chien Hsu
  • Patent number: 9898836
    Abstract: A method for automatic video face replacement includes steps of capturing a face image, detecting a rotation angle of the face image, defining a region to be replaced in the face image, and pasting a region to be replaced of one of the replaced images having the corresponding rotation angle of the face image into a target replacing region. Therefore, the region to be replaced of a static or dynamic face image can be replaced by a replaced image quickly by a single camera without requiring a manual setting of the feature points of a target image. These methods support face replacement at different angles and compensate the color difference to provide a natural look of the replaced image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Ming Chuan University
    Inventors: Chaur-Heh Hsieh, Hsiu-Chien Hsu
  • Patent number: 9639738
    Abstract: A method for estimating a 3D vector angle from a 2D face image, a method for creating a face replacement database and a method for replacing a face image includes steps of capturing a face image, detecting a rotation angle of the face image, defining a region to be replaced in the face image, creating a face database for storing replaced images corresponding to the region to be replaced, and pasting one of the replaced images having the corresponding rotation angle of the face image into a target replacing region. Therefore, the region to be replaced of a static or dynamic face image can be replaced by a replaced image quickly by a single camera without requiring a manual setting of the feature points of a target image. These methods support face replacement at different angles and compensate the color difference to provide a natural look of the replaced image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Ming Chuan University
    Inventors: Chaur-Heh Hsieh, Hsiu-Chien Hsu
  • Publication number: 20160335481
    Abstract: A method for creating a face replacement database includes steps of creating a face database for storing a plurality of replaced images with a face image rotation angle by using a method for estimating a 3D vector angle from a 2D face image, and defining a region to be replaced in the replaced image. The method for estimating a 3D vector angle from a 2D face image includes the steps of creating a feature vector template; detecting a corner of eye and mouth in a face image; defining a sharp point in a vertical direction of the quadrilateral plane, and converting the vertices into 3D coordinates; computing the four vectors from the sharp point to the four vertices to obtain a vector set, and matching the vector set with the feature vector model to obtain an angle which is defined as a rotation angle of the input face image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: CHAUR-HEH HSIEH, HSIU-CHIEN HSU
  • Publication number: 20160335774
    Abstract: A method for automatic video face replacement includes steps of capturing a face image, detecting a rotation angle of the face image, defining a region to be replaced in the face image, and pasting a region to be replaced of one of the replaced images having the corresponding rotation angle of the face image into a target replacing region. Therefore, the region to be replaced of a static or dynamic face image can be replaced by a replaced image quickly by a single camera without requiring a manual setting of the feature points of a target image. These methods support face replacement at different angles and compensate the color difference to provide a natural look of the replaced image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: CHAUR-HEH HSIEH, HSIU-CHIEN HSU
  • Publication number: 20160086304
    Abstract: A method for estimating a 3D vector angle from a 2D face image, a method for creating a face replacement database and a method for replacing a face image includes steps of capturing a face image, detecting a rotation angle of the face image, defining a region to be replaced in the face image, creating a face database for storing replaced images corresponding to the region to be replaced, and pasting one of the replaced images having the corresponding rotation angle of the face image into a target replacing region. Therefore, the region to be replaced of a static or dynamic face image can be replaced by a replaced image quickly by a single camera without requiring a manual setting of the feature points of a target image. These methods support face replacement at different angles and compensate the color difference to provide a natural look of the replaced image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: CHAUR-HEH HSIEH, HSIU-CHIEN HSU