Tessera Technologies has licensed its FotoNation FaceTracker solution to Samsung Electronics. The solution provides high-performance face-detection and tracking capabilities for next-generation digital cameras and cell phones.
As consumers continue to demand increasingly feature-rich, easy-to-use cameras, Tessera’s FotoNation developed FaceTracker to provide fast, high-performance face-detection and tracking capabilities that enable the camera to select settings automatically to help capture the best picture.
Tessera reports that the FotoNation FaceTracker solution uses face-oriented technology to detect up to 10 faces in the camera viewfinder in as little as 0.1 second. It enables a camera to automatically adjust focus, color and exposure settings, helping to optimize portraits even when subjects are backlit, off-center or over/underexposed.
“Samsung’s low-power, high-performance media processors are already delivering ease of use and high-quality image-processing capabilities to our customers,” said Chinhyun Kim, vice president, System LSI SOC development, Samsung Electronics. “Image enhancement technologies, such as Tessera’s FotoNation FaceTracker solution, that can automatically produce better quality portrait photography should further enhance end users’ experience in image capturing.”
The FotoNation FaceTracker solution, which includes SmileCheck, BlinkCheck and Face Beautification extension modules, detects the presence of human faces in pictures to help ensure optimal focus, exposure and color balance, while reducing the appearance of wrinkles or other skin imperfections for enhanced image quality. Samsung Electronics also licensed Tessera’s FotoNation SmileCheck and BlinkCheck extension modules, developed to allow manufacturers to provide richer experiences for users by indicating when faces are smiling or blinking, or synchronizing a shutter to when a human subject is smiling.
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