Abstract: A computing system for identifying regions in a digital image that each include a human face and for digitally defining at least one combined region that includes the two or more individual regions, wherein at least one border of the one combined region is collinear with a border of one of the individual regions.

Abstract: A computer system identifies one or more regions in a digital image that includes a human face and digitally defining a combined padded region comprising one or more of the individual padded regions that overlap. A minimum overlap amount can also be set as a trigger as well as social relationships between persons whose faces are identified in order to be included in a combined region.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for modifying a digital image comprises identifying two or more individual regions in the digital image that each include a human face, padding the regions, and digitally defining at least one combined padded region that includes the two or more individual regions, wherein at least one border of the combined padded region is collinear with a border of one of the individual padded regions.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for modifying a digital image comprising identifying two or more individual regions in the digital image that each include a human face, and digitally defining at least one combined region that includes the two or more individual regions wherein at least one border of the at least one combined region is collinear with a border of one of the individual regions.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for modifying a digital image, comprising loading the digital image into an electronic memory accessible by the computer, identifying an individual region in the digital image that includes a human face, determining a padding amount based on a size of the individual region, digitally defining a padded region including padding borders of the individual region by the padding amount. The padding amount is based on a ratio of the size of the individual region to a size of the digital image.

Abstract: A computing system comprising a processor for identifying two or more individual regions in a digital image that each include a human face, for padding each of the two or more individual regions, and for digitally defining at least one combined padded region that includes the two or more individual padded regions, wherein at least one border of the at least one combined padded region is collinear with a border of one of the individual padded regions.

Abstract: A computing system storing a digital image and identifying a region in the digital image that includes a human face. A padding amount is determined based on a size of the individual region. The padding amount can be determined based on a width of the individual region and a size of the digital image. A head pose and eye gaze direction contained in the individual region can be used to select a direction for extending borders of a cropped region of the image.

Abstract: A computing system comprising an electronic memory for storing a digital image. A processor identifies two or more individual regions in the digital image that each include a human face and pads each of the individual regions. It also digitally defines an expanded combined padded region by extending at least one border of the combined padded region by a predetermined distance, wherein the predetermined distance is a function of the ratio of an input digital image aspect ratio to an output digital image aspect ratio.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for modifying a digital image comprises automatically identifying any individual regions in the digital image that each include a human face, automatically padding each of the regions, automatically digitally defining combined padded regions that each include one padded region, automatically evaluating each of the combined padded regions including assigning a fitness score to each of the combined padded regions and ignoring from further modification at least one of the combined padded regions whose fitness score is below a preselected threshold.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for modifying a digital image comprises padding two or more face regions in the image and digitally defining at least one combined padded region that includes the two or more face regions. At least one border of the combined padded region is collinear with a border of one of the individual regions. Each of the borders of the at least one combined padded region is selected so as to be collinear with at least one border of one of the individual padded regions.