Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130308857 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COMPENSATING EYE COLOR DEFECTS - A red-eye detection and correction method comprises computing a first difference image based on a difference between red pixel intensity and green pixel intensity of a set of pixels ( | 11-21-2013 |
20130342567 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - In accordance with an example embodiment a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method comprises determining an angle of rotation indicative of an overlap region between a first image and a second image associated with a multimedia content. The method further comprises determining one or more intermediate planes in the overlap region between a first image plane associated with the first image and a second image plane associated with the second image. At least a portion of the first image is associated with the overlap region and at least a portion of the second image associated with the overlap region are projected onto the one or more intermediate planes for processing the first image and the second image. | 12-26-2013 |
20140003739 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING OF IMAGES | 01-02-2014 |
20140022337 | ROBUST TWO DIMENSIONAL PANORAMA GENERATION USING LIGHT FIELD CAMERA CAPTURE - A method, apparatus, and computer program product for generating a seamless and error-free panorama image using a selective set of views from a multi-view image from each of the several captured light field (LF) images. The method identifies the view and corresponding image for each captured LF image which has the same or closely located center of projection with the views of neighboring LF images. Image registration and warping techniques are applied across the images and the parallax error is calculated which indicates the closeness of their center of projections. The view from each LF captured image with minimal parallax error is selected and stitched together with the other views identified as having minimal parallax error. | 01-23-2014 |
20140025385 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Emotion Detection - In accordance with an example embodiment a method and apparatus is provided. The method comprises determining a value of at least one speech element associated with the audio stream. The value of the at least one speech element is compared with at least one threshold value of the speech element. Processing of a video stream is initiated based on the comparison of the value of the at least one speech element with the at least one threshold value. The video stream is associated with the audio stream. An emotional state is determined based on the processing of the video stream. | 01-23-2014 |
20140028878 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - In accordance with an example embodiment a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method comprises receiving a first image of a scene, the first image comprising angular information associated with the scene. The first image has a first image resolution. A second image of the scene is received. The second image has a second image resolution, wherein the second image resolution is greater than the first image resolution. A pre-processed first image is generated based on the angular information and a selection of a first region of interest (ROI) in the first image. A processed first image of the scene is generated based on a processing of a second ROI in the pre-processed first image corresponding to the first ROI in the first image, and the second image. The processing is configured to render the second image resolution to the second ROI in the pre-processed first image. | 01-30-2014 |
20140072231 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING OF IMAGES - In accordance with an example embodiment a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method comprises extracting a set of image features from a first image and a corresponding set of image features from a second image. A first transformation matrix and a second transformation matrix are computed between the first image and the second image based on a matching of the set of image features in the first image with the corresponding set of image features in the second image. A first set of feature points is determined based on the first transformation matrix, and a second set of feature points based on the second transformation matrix. A transformation matrix is estimated between the first set of feature points and the second set of feature points. The second image is aligned with the first image based on the transformation matrix. | 03-13-2014 |
20140147050 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING SUPER-RESOLVED IMAGES - In an example embodiment a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method includes facilitating receipt of a light-field image, determining one or more depth levels in the light-field image and generating a plurality of images from the light-field image. The method includes determining one or more registration matrices corresponding to the one or more depth levels between an image and one or more remaining images of the plurality of images. The method includes performing a super-resolution of the image and the one or more remaining images based on the one or more registration matrices to generate a super-resolved image of the image. | 05-29-2014 |
20140219575 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING OF IMAGES - In accordance with an example embodiment a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method comprises determining a plurality of first pixels having resemblance with a second pixel associated with an image based on a depth information of the image. The method further comprises replacing the second pixel by at least one first pixel of the plurality of first pixels based on a determination that the at least one first pixel is not associated with the at least one image defect. | 08-07-2014 |
20140292769 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Generating Animated Images - In accordance with an example embodiment a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method comprises facilitating a selection of a portion in at least one multimedia frame among a plurality of multimedia frames having a first resolution. The plurality of multimedia frames are partitioned into static layers and dynamic layers based on the selection of the portion. An animated image effect is configured from the dynamic layers of the plurality of multimedia frames. The method further includes performing generation of at least one dynamic frame having a second resolution from the dynamic layers, and, at least one static frame having the second resolution from the static layers. The second resolution is configured to be greater than the first resolution. An animated image having the second resolution is generated based on the at least one dynamic frame and the at least one static frame. | 10-02-2014 |
20140359447 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Generation of Motion Images - In accordance with an example embodiment a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method comprises facilitating selection of at least one frame from a plurality of frames of a multimedia content. At least one mobile portion associated with the multimedia content is generated based on the selection of the at least one frame. The adjustment of motion of the at least one mobile portion is facilitated. A motion image is generated based on the adjusted motion of the at least one mobile portion. | 12-04-2014 |
20140375549 | Method and Apparatuses for Determining a User Attention Level Using Facial Orientation Detection - Various methods are provided for facilitating the determination of a user attention level using facial orientation detection. One example method may include receiving an image of a user after an expiration of an inactivity timer on the user terminal. The current attention level of the user is determined based on the received image. The computing device lock condition is then set based on the determined current attention level of the user. Similar and related example apparatuses and example computer program products are also provided. | 12-25-2014 |
20150010203 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PERFORMING ACCURATE POSE ESTIMATION OF OBJECTS - An apparatus for determining a pose(s) of an object(s) may include a processor and memory storing executable computer code causing the apparatus to at least perform operations including receiving a detected image of at least one face and analyzing the image of the at least one face based on data of at least one model identifying one or more poses. The poses may be related in part to at least one of a position or an orientation of respective faces. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to determine that the face corresponds to one of the poses based in part on one or more items of data of the image passing criteria identified by the model as corresponding to the pose. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided. | 01-08-2015 |
20150033017 | Methods and Apparatuses for Electronic Message Authentication - Various methods are provided for facilitating the message recipient authentication using facial detection. One example method may include receiving a message. The message may include a plurality of encoded facial features that identify a message recipient. The method may further include causing an image to be captured of the message recipient in an instance in which the message is accessed. The method may also include authenticating the message recipient based on the captured image and the received plurality of encoded features provided with the received message. Similar and related example apparatuses and example computer program products are also provided. | 01-29-2015 |
20150070462 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Generating Panorama Images - In accordance with an example embodiment a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method, apparatus and computer program product comprise facilitating receipt of a plurality of images and a plurality of image statistics associated with a scene and performing ordering of the plurality of images based at least on the plurality of image statistics. The method, apparatus and computer program product also include generating a panorama image of the scene based at least on stitching the plurality of ordered images. | 03-12-2015 |