Image analysis – Applications – Personnel identification
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-27
2011-11-01
Chawan, Sheela (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Personnel identification
C382S106000, C382S284000, C348S143000, C348S086000, C396S322000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08050464
ABSTRACT:
An image taking apparatus according to an aspect of the invention comprises: an image pickup device which picks up an object image and outputs the picked-up image data; a face detection device which detects human faces in the image data; a face-distance calculating device which calculates the distance between the faces among a plurality of faces detected by the face detection device; and a controlling device which controls the image pickup device to start shooting, after a shooting instruction is issued, in the case where the distance between the faces calculated by the face-distance calculating device is not greater than a first predetermined threshold value. The image taking apparatus allows shooting the moment the distance between the faces is close enough not be greater than to a predetermined threshold value.
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Explanation of circumstances concerning accelerated examination, dated Aug. 26, 2010, submitted in corresponding JP Application No. 2006-353205, 5 pages in English and Japanese.
Chawan Sheela
FUJIFILM Corporation
Sughrue & Mion, PLLC
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