Method for skin tone detection

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8582875
APP PUB NO 20110299771A1
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13125804

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There is described a method for detecting the presence of skin tone in an image. A gray scale representation of a pixel within the image is provided. Next, a red chrominance independent representation for is provided for the pixel. Then, the two representations are analysed to determine whether a difference in value between the representations corresponds with a the presence of a skin tone value. The present invention provides a rapid skin tone detection classifier particularly useful for real time applications.

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UNIVERSITY OF ULSTERCROMORE ROAD COLERAINE BT52 1SA BT52 1SA

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Cheddad, Abbas Londonderry, GB 2 75
Condell, Joan Coleraine, GB 3 95
Curran, Kevin Londonderry, GB 21 131
McKevitt, Paul Londonderry, GB 3 83

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