Graphical communication user interface with graphical position user input mechanism for selecting a display image

RY Kong, C Zhang, Q Yang - US Patent 8,711,102, 2014 - Google Patents
New devices, systems and methods are hereby provided that enable a user to open a
communication channel by selecting an image on a monitor. A device that includes a …

Facial image quality assessment

MC Nechyba, MA Sipe - US Patent 9,047,538, 2015 - Google Patents
An example method includes capturing, by a camera of a mobile computing device, an
image, determining whether the image includes a representation of at least a portion of a …

Digital photographing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and recording medium storing program to execute the method

I Suh, SY Lee - US Patent App. 12/950,032, 2011 - Google Patents
Therefore, there is a need in the art for a digital photographing apparatus capable of
performing an improved face recognition function, a method of controlling the digital …

Image processing apparatus and method, and program

T Fukuda, T Kojima - US Patent 8,385,606, 2013 - Google Patents
An image processing apparatus includes detecting means for detecting the number of face
image elements, which are one or more image elements of faces, included in an image, and …

Facial image quality assessment

MC Nechyba, MA Sipe - US Patent 8,441,548, 2013 - Google Patents
An example method includes capturing, by a camera of a mobile computing device, an
image, determining whether the image includes a representation of at least a portion of a …

System and method for connecting individuals in a social networking environment based on facial recognition software

J Cotgreave - US Patent App. 11/899,220, 2008 - Google Patents
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a new type of Social networking service.
0010. It is another object of the invention to provide a Social networking service which …

System and method for processing images

HH Lee, CJ Lee, CP Lo - US Patent App. 12/692,511, 2011 - Google Patents
A system and method for processing images obtains an image from a storage device,
locates a specified object in the image. The system and method further calculates a smallest …

Electronic camera and image processing method

Y Ishii, Y Monobe, Y Ogura, K Imagawa - US Patent 8,253,819, 2012 - Google Patents
A tracking processing unit (137) performs a search in a frame using a color feature amount
of an object and determines a target area estimated to include the image of the object based …

User distance detection for enhanced interaction with a mobile device

SM Das, H Chao - US Patent 8,515,491, 2013 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for displaying content on a mobile device are disclosed. In one
embodiment, a method includes obtaining content to display on the mobile device, obtaining …

Systems and methods for facial recognition

J Cotgreave - US Patent App. 11/901,830, 2009 - Google Patents
The present invention addresses issues which arise when a facial recognition system is
presented with a photo graph that contains multiple faces. Many modern facial rec ognition …