IP Library Granted Patent US 12705854
Granted Patent B2
US 12705854 · App. 18/544,226 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Image region of interest identification

Inventors: John W. Nicholson (Cary, NC); Daryl C. Cromer (Raleigh, NC); Howard Locker (Cary, NC)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
G06V10/25G06V10/141G06V2201/07
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Patent No.
US 12705854
App. No.
18/544,226
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, the method including: receiving, from a first processor in communication with an image capture device of an image adjustment system and at a second processor, a frame including a scene; identifying, using the second processor, a region of interest within the frame; providing, from the second processor to the first processor, feedback identifying the region of interest; and adjusting, using the first processor and in view of characteristics of the region of interest, a parameter of the image capture device for subsequent frames captured by the image capture device. Other aspects are claimed and described.

Claims (35)

1 . A method, the method comprising:

receiving, from a first processor in communication with an image capture device of an image adjustment system and at a second processor, a frame comprising a scene;

identifying, using the second processor and one or more region of interest finding algorithms, a region of interest within the frame, wherein the region of interest comprises an object within the scene, wherein identifying the object within the scene comprises utilizing the one or more region of interest finding algorithms and at least one of: a characteristic, a secondary source, and additional information indicating a type of the object required to be within the scene;

providing, from the second processor to the first processor, feedback identifying the region of interest, wherein the feedback identifying the region of interest comprises at least one of: the object within the scene and the type of the object required to be within the scene; and

adjusting, using the first processor and in view of characteristics of the region of interest, a parameter of the image capture device for subsequent frames captured by the image capture device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a frame within a video stream being captured by the image capture device.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the receiving the frame comprises receiving a frame within the video stream at a predetermined frequency.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the adjusting is performed in substantially real-time as the video stream is being captured.

5 . The method of claim 1 , comprising providing, to a display device, a video stream comprising frames captured by the image capture device subsequent to the adjusting.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying a region of interest comprises identifying a plurality of regions of interest and wherein the adjusting is performed in view of characteristics of the plurality of regions of interest.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying a region of interest comprises setting the region of interest as the entire frame responsive to determining a focused region of interest is not found within the frame.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting a parameter comprises adjusting a parameter of the image capture device that modifies an appearance of lighting within a captured frame.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second processor is not an image signal processor.

10 . A system, the system comprising:

an image capture device;

a first processor in communication with the image capture device;

a second processor in communication with the first processor;

a memory device that stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the system to:

receive, from the first processor of an image adjustment system and at the second processor, a frame comprising a scene;

identify, using the second processor and one or more region of interest finding algorithms, a region of interest within the frame, wherein the region of interest comprises an object within the scene, wherein identifying the object within the scene comprises utilizing the one or more region of interest finding algorithms and at least one of: a characteristic, a secondary source, and additional information indicating a type of the object required to be within the scene

provide, from the second processor to the first processor, feedback identifying the region of interest, wherein the feedback identifying the region of interest comprises at least one of: the object within the scene and the type of the object required to be within the scene; and

adjust, using the first processor and in view of characteristics of the region of interest, a parameter of the image capture device for subsequent frames captured by the image capture device.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the frame comprises a frame within a video stream being captured by the image capture device.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the receiving the frame comprises receiving a frame within the video stream at a predetermined frequency.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the adjusting is performed in substantially real-time as the video stream is being captured.

14 . The system of claim 10 , comprising providing, to a display device, a video stream comprising frames captured by the image capture device subsequent to the adjusting.

15 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the identifying a region of interest comprises identifying a plurality of regions of interest and wherein the adjusting is performed in view of characteristics of the plurality of regions of interest.

16 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the identifying a region of interest comprises setting the region of interest as the entire frame responsive to determining a focused region of interest is not found within the frame.

17 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the adjusting a parameter comprises adjusting a parameter of the image capture device that modifies an appearance of lighting within a captured frame.

18 . A product, the product comprising:

a computer-readable storage device that stores executable code that, when executed by a processor, causes the product to:

receive, from a first processor in communication with an image capture device of an image adjustment system and at a second processor, a frame comprising a scene;

identify, using the second processor and one or more region of interest finding algorithms, a region of interest within the frame, wherein the region of interest comprises an object within the scene, wherein identifying the object within the scene comprises utilizing the one or more region of interest finding algorithms and at least one of: a characteristic, a secondary source, and additional information indicating a type of the object required to be within the scene;

provide, from the second processor to the first processor, feedback identifying the region of interest, wherein the feedback identifying the region of interest comprises at least one of: the object within the scene and the type of the object required to be within the scene; and

adjust, using the first processor and in view of characteristics of the region of interest, a parameter of the image capture device for subsequent frames captured by the image capture device.