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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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