Patents by Inventor Troy T. Chinen

Troy T. Chinen 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).

  • Method and apparatus for red-eye detection
    Patent number: 7343028
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus automatically detect red-eye regions in a photographic image. The method according to one embodiment accesses digital image data representing a color photographic image; detects red-eye candidate regions in the photographic image by processing the digital image data, the step of detecting red-eye candidate regions including calculating feature values for multiple positions of the photographic image, and identifying red-eye candidate regions based on the calculated feature values resulting from the calculating step; and performs face detection to determine whether an identified red-eye candidate region is associated with a face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Sergey Ioffe, Troy T. Chinen
  • Method and apparatus for red-eye detection
    Publication number: 20040233299
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus automatically detect red-eye regions in a photographic image. The method according to one embodiment accesses digital image data representing a color photographic image; detects red-eye candidate regions in the photographic image by processing the digital image data, the step of detecting red-eye candidate regions including calculating feature values for multiple positions of the photographic image, and identifying red-eye candidate regions based on the calculated feature values resulting from the calculating step; and performs face detection to determine whether an identified red-eye candidate region is associated with a face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Sergey Ioffe, Troy T. Chinen