Image analysis – Applications – Personnel identification
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-15
2006-08-15
Bali, Vikkram (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Personnel identification
C382S165000, C382S225000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07092554
ABSTRACT:
A digital image processing method for locating eyes and mouth in a digital face image. The method includes the steps of detecting iris colored pixels in the digital face image; grouping the iris colored pixels into clusters; detecting eye positions using the iris colored pixels; identifying salient pixels relating to a facial feature in the digital face image; generating a signature curve using the salient pixels; and using the signature curve and the eye positions to locate a mouth position. In a preferred embodiment, a summation of squared difference method is used to detect the eye positions. In another preferred embodiment, the eyes and mouth positions are validated using statistics.
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Chen Shoupu
Ray Lawrence A.
Bali Vikkram
Eastman Kodak Company
LaRose Colin
Parulski Susan L.
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