Image analysis – Applications – Personnel identification
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-07
2010-11-16
Le, Vu (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Personnel identification
C382S224000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07835549
ABSTRACT:
A plurality of different facial images is used to cause a face classification apparatus to learn a characteristic feature of a face by using a machine-learning method. Each of the facial images includes a face which has the same direction and the same angle of inclination as those of a face included in each of the other facial images and each of the facial images is limited to an image of a specific facial region. For example, the facial region is a predetermined region including only a specific facial part other than a region below an upper lip to avoid an influence of a change in facial expressions. Alternatively, if the apparatus is used to detect a frontal face and to perform refined detection processing on the extracted face candidate, a region including only an eye or eyes, a nose and an upper lip is used as the facial region.
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Akahori Sadato
Kitamura Yoshiro
Terakawa Kensuke
FUJIFILM Corporation
Le Vu
Liew Alex
Sughrue & Mion, PLLC
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