Prior art — US Patent 11671702

To identify the most relevant prior art for US Patent 11671702, I will use the patent's own citations as listed in the full patent text. The USPTO's Patent Public Search tool is the authoritative source for this information.

Here are the citations listed in US Patent 11671702, along with their relevant details and potential anticipations.

Patent Citations from US11671702B2:

US7362354B2
- Full Citation: US7362354B2 - Method and system for assessing the photo quality of a captured image in a digital still camera
- Priority Date: 2002-02-12
- Publication Date: 2008-04-22
- Brief Description: This patent describes a method and system for assessing the photo quality of a captured image in a digital still camera by calculating multiple image quality parameters and combining them to derive a total quality score.
- Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): US7362354B2 appears to potentially anticipate elements of US11671702's independent claims. Specifically, Claim 1 of US11671702 broadly covers "computing at least one total quality indicator based on at least two quality indicators computed from said captured image and its previous image frames" and "determining whether the photo quality is acceptable." US7362354B2 describes calculating "multiple image quality parameters" and combining them to derive a "total quality score" for a captured image. This could potentially anticipate the general concept of using multiple quality indicators to determine overall photo quality. The specific QIs might differ, but the overarching method of combining multiple parameters for a total quality assessment is similar.
WO2003069559A2
- Full Citation: WO2003069559A2 - Assessing the photo quality of a captured image in a digital still camera
- Priority Date: 2002-02-12
- Publication Date: 2003-08-21
- Brief Description: This international publication also focuses on assessing photo quality in digital cameras, building on the concept of evaluating various image parameters.
- Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Similar to US7362354B2, this publication likely anticipates the fundamental idea of computationally assessing photo quality based on multiple parameters, as broadly claimed in Claim 1 of US11671702. The extent of anticipation would depend on the specific details of the quality indicators and their combination methods described in WO2003069559A2.
US20130155474A1
- Full Citation: US20130155474A1 - Systems and methods for automatic image capture on a mobile device
- Priority Date: 2008-01-18
- Publication Date: 2013-06-20
- Brief Description: This patent application describes providing a user of a mobile device with feedback prior to capturing an image of a document, including instructions for adjusting measured parameters. It mentions combining parameter values into an overall quality score that must exceed a threshold before image capture. It also suggests holding the camera steadier to reduce blur.
- Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This reference directly discusses providing feedback to the user and suggesting improvements to capture a better quality image, which is a core aspect of US11671702's Claim 1. Specifically, the mention of "blurriness may have been the result of motion blur caused by the user moving the camera while taking the image. The test result messages can suggest that the user hold the camera steadier when retaking the image" directly relates to device motion (QI1) and providing suggestions, as found in Claim 1 of US11671702. The concept of an "overall quality score which exceeds a defined threshold value before the image can be captured" also directly relates to the "determine whether photo quality is acceptable" and "taking differential action depending on whether quality is or is not acceptable" aspects of US11671702's claims.
US20070195174A1 (WO 2006040761)
- Full Citation: US20070195174A1 - System and a method for improving the captured images of digital still cameras
- Priority Date: 2004-10-15
- Publication Date: 2007-08-23
- Brief Description: This patent describes a system where an interface module enables defining scene dynamics (e.g., image motion speed, subject motion speed) and attributes of the captured image scene dynamics, and allows setting relative weights for these attributes in computing a total image grade.
- Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This reference appears to anticipate the use of "device motion" (QI1) and "subject movement" (related to QI3 - face/object movement) as quality indicators. The concept of "setting the captured image attributes relative weight for the computation of the total image grade" directly relates to the weighted combination of quality indicators mentioned in the description of US11671702. This could specifically anticipate the combination aspect of Claim 1, particularly where the "combining of a plurality of quality indicators" is performed.
US20090278958A1
- Full Citation: US20090278958A1 - Method and an apparatus for detecting a composition adjusted
- Priority Date: 2008-05-08
- Publication Date: 2009-11-12
- Brief Description: This patent describes that the scoring of a current base image may be based on scores given to previously captured base images to avoid redundant calculation.
- Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This reference explicitly mentions using "scores which have been given to previously captured base images" for scoring a "current base image" to "avoid redundant calculation." This could potentially anticipate the "previous image frames quality indicators" aspect of US11671702's Claim 1, particularly the use of historical data for efficiency or improved assessment.
US8125557B2
- Full Citation: US8125557B2 - Image evaluation method, image capturing method and digital camera thereof for evaluating and capturing images according to composition of the images
- Priority Date: 2009-02-08
- Publication Date: 2012-02-28
- Brief Description: This patent focuses on evaluating and capturing images based on their composition.
- Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This patent's focus on "evaluating and capturing images according to composition of the images" directly relates to the "aesthetic quality of image based on composition" (QI2) in Claim 11 of US11671702. Therefore, it potentially anticipates the elements of Claim 11 that pertain to aesthetic quality assessment and its use in image capture or feedback.
US20130188866A1
- Full Citation: US20130188866A1 - Method to assess aesthetic quality of photographs
- Priority Date: 2012-01-24
- Publication Date: 2013-07-25
- Brief Description: This patent describes a method to assess the aesthetic quality of photographs, potentially providing a non-reference quality indication without suggestions on coordinate change.
- Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This document directly addresses assessing "aesthetic quality of photographs," which strongly anticipates the "aesthetic quality of image based on composition" (QI2) element of Claim 11 in US11671702.

Note on 35 U.S.C. § 102:
35 U.S.C. § 102, as it relates to prior art, generally concerns whether an invention was new or known before the effective filing date of the claimed invention. For a reference to "anticipate" a claim, it must disclose every limitation of that claim, either explicitly or inherently. The analysis above provides a high-level indication of potential anticipation based on the provided descriptions. A full legal analysis would require a detailed claim construction and a thorough comparison of each claim element to the disclosures of these prior art references.