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7620242 Particular-region detection method and apparatus, and program therefor  
The particular region detecting method and apparatus detect particular region candidates in an image, then perform face detection in a region including one of the detected particular region...
7620218 Real-time face tracking with reference images  
A method of tracking a face in a reference image stream using a digital image acquisition device includes acquiring a full resolution main image and an image stream of relatively low resolution...
7620217 Three-dimensional face recognition system and method  
A 3-D face recognition system has a first data storing module for storing 3-D face model data and 2-D face image data; an input unit for inputting 3-D face model data and 2-D face image data; a...
7620214 Human eye detection method, apparatus, system and storage medium  
The invention relates to a human eye detection method, apparatus, system and storage medium. According to the invention, candidate eye areas are detected from a given image by: reading in the...
7616233 Perfecting of digital image capture parameters within acquisition devices using face detection  
Within a digital acquisition device, acquisition parameters of a digital image are perfected as part of an image capture process using face detection within said captured image to achieve one or...
7613354 Image processing device and method, recording medium, and program  
A user interface unit sets a parameter based on operations of a user, and outputs to a parameter correction unit. The parameter correction unit extracts the feature quantity of pixels in an...
7612796 Video-based system and method for counting persons traversing areas being monitored  
A video based system and method for detecting and counting persons traversing at least two areas being monitored. The method includes the steps of initialization of at least one end unit, having at...
7609860 Bilinear illumination model for robust face recognition  
A method recognizes a face in an image. A morphable model having shape and pose parameters is fitted to a face in an image to construct a three-dimensional model of the face. Texture is extracted...
7609859 Method and system for generating bi-linear models for faces  
A method generates a three-dimensional, bi-linear, illumination model for arbitrary faces. A large number of images are acquired of many different faces. For each face, multiple images are acquired...
7609853 Detecting a composition of an audience  
Methods and apparatus for detecting a composition of an audience of an information presenting device are disclosed. One disclosed method captures images of the audience, determines a number of...
7606397 Visual language classification system  
Disclosed are a method and system for automated classification of a digital image. The method analyzes the image for the presence of a human face. A determination is then made regarding the size of...
7602949 Method and system for enhancing portrait images that are processed in a batch mode  
A batch processing method for enhancing an appearance of a face located in a digital image, where the image is one of a large number of images that are being processed through a batch process,...
7602948 Personal authentication apparatus  
A personal authentication apparatus inquires into a face-picture of a suspected person as well as a face-picture of a person himself. A personal authentication apparatus for certifying that a user...
7602417 Image processing method, imaging apparatus, and storage medium storing control program of image processing method executable by computer  
An image processing method is provided for detecting the position of a specific subject from a moving image and combining a display of detection result indicating the detected position with the...
7599549 Image processing method, image processing apparatus, and computer readable medium, in which an image processing program is recorded  
A plurality of landmarks, which are employed in statistical models, such as an ASM, that is, a plurality of landmarks that represent the shape and the like of a predetermined subject, such as a...
7599527 Digital image search system and method  
A method and system for matching an unknown facial image of an individual with an image of an unknown twin using facial recognition techniques and human perception is disclosed herein. The...
7599526 Imaging system and program for detecting a movement of a subject and initializing imaging devices to perform subject authentication based on the movement  
An imaging system is provided which can efficiently capture an authentication image of a subject by an imaging device provided around a position toward which the subject is moving. The imaging...
7596701 Online data encryption and decryption  
Systems and methods for providing encryption and decryption of data transmitted on a computer implemented network, preferably user authentication identifier data, such as a password, at the point...
7596247 Method and apparatus for object recognition using probability models  
A method and an apparatus automatically recognize or verify objects in a digital image using probability models. According to a first aspect, a method and apparatus automatically recognize or...
7593585 Image processing apparatus and method therefor  
An image processing method includes the steps of inputting image data representing an input image, acquiring an image size of a face image which has the maximum image-face size contained in the...
7593573 Method and device for visualizing the surroundings of a vehicle  
A method and device for visualizing the surroundings of a vehicle, in particular for detecting and representing the traffic situation in front of a driver are provided. A night vision information...
7593552 Gesture recognition apparatus, gesture recognition method, and gesture recognition program  
A gesture recognition apparatus for recognizing postures or gestures of an object person based on images of the object person captured by cameras. The gesture recognition apparatus includes: a...
7593551 Face meta-data generation and face similarity calculation  
A face feature is extracted by a face feature extracting unit, a confidence index is extracted by a confidence index extracting unit, and then, they are outputted as a face meta-data. At a time of...
7590268 Method and apparatus for representing an area of a raster image by a centerline  
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that can represent an area of a raster image by a centerline. During operation, the system receives a planar map which represents a raster...
7590267 Accelerated face detection based on prior probability of a view  
A method and system for detecting faces at different views within images that allocates the computational effort based on a prior probability associated with a view is provided. A face detection...
7590266 Image processing apparatus  
An image processing apparatus is provided that is capable of executing identification of an object by using a two-dimensional-image having a relatively low resolution. In the image processing...
7587070 Image classification and information retrieval over wireless digital networks and the internet  
A method and system for matching an unknown facial image of an individual with an image of a celebrity using facial recognition techniques and human perception is disclosed herein. The invention...
7587069 Weak hypothesis generation apparatus and method, learning apparatus and method, detection apparatus and method, facial expression learning apparatus and method, facial expression recognition apparatus and method, and robot apparatus  
A facial expression recognition system that uses a face detection apparatus realizing efficient learning and high-speed detection processing based on ensemble learning when detecting an area...
7587068 Classification database for consumer digital images  
A database of faceprint data corresponding to detected face regions within images acquired with an image acquisition device and digitally-embedded within one or more digital storage media includes...
7586517 Image pickup apparatus  
An image pickup apparatus includes an image processing unit for extracting an image parameter indicating a change in shooting condition from an image signal obtained by shooting an object; an audio...
7583824 Image recognition apparatus, image recognition processing method, and image recognition program  
An image recognition apparatus, method and program capable of discriminatively recognizing an object at an enhanced recognition rate despite an increase in the total number of reference images...
7580566 Image processing device, image processing method, storage medium, and program  
An image processing device for performing image correction of a scene by detecting whether a specific object is included in an input image of the scene, and that sets a correction parameter based...
7577310 Image processing method  
The image processing method applies image processing to an inputted image data. The method registers predetermined image processing conditions for each specific person in advance, extracts a person...
7577297 Pattern identification method, device thereof, and program thereof  
In a pattern identification device performing pattern identification of data which has been input by hierarchically extracting features, a primary feature is extracted and distribution of at least...
7577293 Image compensation device and method  
An image compensation method. A color space conversion operation is implemented in a pixel of a source image to convert first image signals corresponding to the pixel to second image signals...
7577290 Image processing method, image processing apparatus and image processing program  
The image for the face candidate region is obtained, extraction conditions are determined for extracting the eye and the mouth pixels from the face candidate region based on the size of the face...
7574128 Photographing apparatus and photographing method  
According to the present invention, a self photographing is effected upon a detection of a face, which prevents a photographing of a failed image which does not include a face of a person in...
7574037 Device and method for detecting object and device and method for group learning  
An object detecting device for detecting an object in a given gradation image. A scaling section generates scaled images by scaling down a gradation image input from an image output section. A...
7574016 Digital image processing using face detection information  
A method of processing a digital image using face detection within the image achieves one or more desired image processing parameters. A group of pixels is identified that correspond to an image of...
7564994 Classification system for consumer digital images using automatic workflow and face detection and recognition  
A processor-based system operating according to digitally-embedded programming instructions includes a face detection module for identifying face regions within digital images. A normalization...
7564486 Image sensing apparatus with feature extraction mechanism and its control method  
The attitude of an image sensing apparatus is detected, and optimum filter processing is selected based on the result of detection for extracting feature information of a subject, thus processing...
7561741 Apparatus for operating a mobile communication terminal with integrated photographic apparatus and method thereof  
A method for operating a mobile communication terminal with an integrated photographic apparatus is provided. The method comprises producing a first image from a first object with the photographic...
7561723 Obtaining person-specific images in a public venue  
Collecting images of a patron in an entertainment venue is performed by facial recognition of the patron's face within the images, simplifying the storage and distribution of the images for a...
7555650 Techniques for reducing the computational cost of embedding information in digital representations  
The computational cost of embedding information in a digital representation is reduced by making a set of at least two copies of the digital representation and altering subdivisions of the copies...
7555149 Method and system for segmenting videos using face detection  
A method generates a summary of a video. Faces are detected in a plurality of frames of the video. The frames are classified according to a number of faces detected in each frame and the video is...
7554444 System and method for alarm generation based on the detection of the presence of a person  
An automatic monitoring and sensing apparatus is provided for detecting an intruder or a person whose presence is undesired for one reason or another. According to one aspect of the invention, a...
7551756 Process and device for detecting faces in a colour image  
The invention relates to a device and a process for detecting faces in a colour image. The process is such that it comprises the steps of: detection of the flesh coloured pixels in the...
7551755 Classification and organization of consumer digital images using workflow, and face detection and recognition  
A processor-based system operating according to digitally-embedded programming instructions includes a face detection module for identifying face regions within digital images. A normalization...
7548637 Method for detecting objects in an image using pair-wise pixel discriminative features  
A method for detecting an object in an image includes calculating a log L likelihood of pairs of pixels at select positions in the image that are derived from training images. The calculated log L...
7545973 Image matching system using 3-dimensional object model, image matching method, and image matching program  
Even when only a small number of reference images are available for each object, it is possible to search at high speed a reference image stored in a database from an input image of an object...