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Title: US4276570: Method and apparatus for producing an image of a person's face at a different age
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Country: US United States of America

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Inventor: Burson, Nancy; New York, NY 10012
Schneider, Thomas D.; Boulder, CO

Assignee: Burson; Nancy, New York, NY
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Published / Filed: 1981-06-30 / 1979-05-08

Application Number: US1979000036847

IPC Code: Advanced: G06T 11/00; G06T 15/00; H04N 7/18;
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IPC-7: H04N 7/18;

ECLA Code: G06T11/00; G06T15/00;

U.S. Class: Current: 382/276; 283/069; 345/473; 348/077;
Original: 358/903; 358/093; 364/515; 340/725; 340/747;

Field of Search: 364/515,521 358/093,903,104 340/701,707,747,725

Priority Number:
1979-05-08  US1979000036847

Abstract:     In order to simulate the appearance of a different age on a person's face, a picture of an old face and a corresponding young face are recorded and the differences between the old and young face found and recorded. A picture of the person's face to be simulated at a different age is then recorded, modified with the differences and the image resulting after modification is displayed.

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Kenyon & Kenyon ;

Primary / Asst. Examiners: Bookbinder, Marc E.; Coles, Edward L.

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What is claimed is:     1. A method of simulating the appearance of a face at a different age comprising:
  • (a) recording a picture of an old face;
  • (b) recording a picture of a young face;
  • (c) finding and recording the difference between the old and young face;
  • (d) recording a picture of a face to be transformed to simulate said face at a different age;
  • (e) modifying said face to be transformed with said differences; and
  • (f) displaying said face to be transformed modified with the differences.


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Patent  Pub.Date  Inventor Assignee   Title
  US3772465  1973-11 Vlahos et al.  The Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers Inc. IMAGE MODIFICATION OF MOTION PICTURES
Buy PDF- 35pp US4060713  1977-11 Golay  The Perkin-Elmer Corporation Analysis of images
Buy PDF- 10pp US4064490  1977-12 Nagel   Information retrieval system having selected purpose variable function terminal
Buy PDF- 5pp US4104625  1978-08 Bristow et al.  Atari, Inc. Apparatus for providing facial image animation
Buy PDF- 16pp US4148070  1979-04 Taylor  Micro Consultants Limited Video processing system
Buy PDF- 18pp US4181971  1980-01 Frey et al.  The University of Akron Apparatus for presenting a sequence of fixed pictures
       
Foreign References: None

Other References:
  • W. R. Tobler, "Comparison of Plane Forms", Apr. 1978, pp. 154-162, Geographical Analysis, vol. X, No. 2. (9 pages)
  • Arun N. Netravali, "Interpolative Picture Coding Using a Subjective Criterion", May 1977, pp. 503-507, IEEE Trans. on Comm. Cl., 364-515. (6 pages) Cited by 2 patents


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