Appeal 2007-0017
Application 10/074,179
Content of Luo
Luo relates to determining the position of a pair of eyes within a
captured image frame using the red-eye effect, which eye location can be
used for spatial normalization of the face for face recognition, model-based
face image compression, etc. (col. 6, ll. 46-56). In addition, eye movement
and iris motion can be monitored to check if a driver is still alert (col. 6,
ll. 56-57). Two color frames of an image scene are captured with minimum
delay: one frame is captured with ambient illumination and another frame is
captured with additional illumination (col. 8, ll. 6-11). Brightness
compensation, differencing, and confirmation operations are performed to
determine a difference image which is then scanned for regions of high
intensity pixel value in the red channel to locate the pupils (col. 8, ll. 12-29).
Once the spatial coordinates are obtained, the eye-defect correction may be
performed automatically in the digital camera or the coordinates may be
recorded for correction in a photo-finishing lab (col. 8, ll. 29-36).
Issue 1: Does Ina disclose "checking, in-camera, the photo quality of the
captured image to determine if the photo quality is acceptable"?
Arguments
The Examiner finds (Final Rejection 5) that the processor 92 and
controller 100 in Ina perform the step of "checking, in-camera, the photo
quality of the captured image to determine if the photo quality is
acceptable." The Examiner points to Figures 7, 11, and 14, and column 7,
lines 50+, column 8, lines 25+, and column 9, lines 5+.
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