Face image data processing devices

Details Face image data processing devices Face image data processing devices

1998-09-22

2001-05-01

Nguyen, Phu K. (Department: 2772)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Graph generating

Reexamination Certificate

active

06226013

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to face image data processing devices which create a face image data suitable for an age and presume the age of a created face image on the basis of same.
Conventionally, a face image creation device is known which selects desired patterns of respective parts (for example, eyes, eyebrows, mouth, etc.,) which compose a face and have any respective shapes from among a plurality of sets of different patterns for each of the parts prepared beforehand, and combines those selected patterns into a face image. Thus, this process requires much time and special skills for the creation of the face image.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a face image creation device capable of creating a face image similar to a target face.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a face image creation device capable of creating a desired face image rapidly and easily.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide an age presuming device capable of presuming the age of a created face image on the basis of same.
In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a face image creation device including: storage means for a face image; age designating means for designating age data on an age; and face image producing means for changing the face image stored in said storage means, in correspondence to the age data designated by the age designating means, to produce a face image corresponding to the age data. The face image creation device may further include face image outputting means, for example, display means or printing means, for outputting a face image produced by the face image producing means.
Thus, according to the present invention, a face image suitable for a designated age is created easily and rapidly without requiring any special skills.
In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a face image creation device including: face characteristic detecting means for detecting a face characteristic from a face image; age presuming means for performing required inference on the basis of the face characteristic detected by the face characteristic detecting means and presuming the age of the face image on the basis of the result of the inference. The present invention also provides a face image creation device further including: output means, for example, display means or printing means, for outputting age data on the age presumed by the age presuming means.
Thus, according to the present invention, the age of a face image is presumed easily and rapidly from the face image without requiring any special skills.


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