Methods and apparatus for managing, finding and displaying objects such as digital images.
Objects are tagged (“associ ated') with descriptive textual and numeric data (“meta data') …

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(57) ABSTRACT A digital image processing technique is for detecting and correcting visual
imperfections using a reference image. A main image and one or more reference images …

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(57) ABSTRACT A processor-based System operating according to digitally embedded
programming instructions performs a method including identifying a group of pixels …

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348/653 image. A? rst compression portion of the image including the group of pixels is …

Within a digital rendering device. Such as printers, hard copy and soft copy display, and
copiers, rendering parameters of a digital image are perfected as part of an image rendering …

(57) ABSTRACT A digital image processing technique detects and corrects visual
imperfections using a reference image. A main image and one or more reference images …

(57) ABSTRACT A method of automatic or assisted recomposing of digital image processing
uses face detection. Pixels that correspond to a face Within a digital image are identi? ed. A …