JP2006338368A5

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Publication number: JP2006338368A5
Application number: JP2005162773A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2005-06-02
Publication date: 2008-07-17
Anticipated expiration: 2025-06-02

Claims

An image processing apparatus for detecting a face area from an image and performing person verification,
Determination means for determining whether or not there is at least one reduced image associated with the target image to be subjected to the person verification;
A detecting means for detecting a face region based on a result detected reduced image of the determination by said determining means,
The image processing apparatus characterized by comprising a verification means for performing person verification using the face area detected by the detection unit.

The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an image selection unit that selects a reduced image to be used for detecting the face area from the reduced image detected by the determination unit .

The target image is encoded is a digital image data stored in the storage means in a predetermined format, the reduced image is an image processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that present within the target image.

The target image is a digital image data stored in the storage unit in encoded a predetermined format, the reduced image is according to any one of claims 1, characterized in that external to the target image 3 Image processing apparatus .

When the reduced by determining means image is determined not to exist, according to any one of from more claims 1, characterized by comprising a reduced image generation means for generating a reduced image from the target image 4 Image processing device .

Wherein when the reduced image is determined not to exist by the judgment unit, an image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1, characterized by using the target image itself, instead of creating the reduced image 4.

The image processing according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the image selection unit selects the reduced image based on at least one of a location where the reduced image exists , an image size , and an image quality. Equipment .

The image processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the image selection unit preferentially selects a reduced image existing in the data of the target image.

The detecting device, according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the reduced image depending on whether those created by the reduced image creation unit or not selected by the image selecting means, it is possible to switch processing Image processing apparatus .

Display means for displaying on the display unit matching result obtained by the comparison means,
Means for associating the matching result with the target image;
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the association unit associates the face area detected from the reduced image with the area in the target image using the coordinate information.

An image processing apparatus that detects a face area from an image and performs a person matching process,
First determination means for determining whether there is at least one first reduced image associated with the target image to be subjected to person verification;
Primary detection means for detecting a face area for the first reduced image detected as a result of the determination by the first determination means ;
Secondary detection means for detecting a face area on a second reduced image or target image itself having an image size larger than that of the first reduced image when a face area is detected by the primary detection means ;
An image processing apparatus comprising: a matching unit that performs person matching using the face area detected by the secondary detection unit .

An image size determination unit that determines whether or not the image size of the first reduced image is larger than a predetermined size when no face area is detected by the primary detection unit ;
When the image size determination unit determines that the first reduced image is smaller than a predetermined size, the image size determination unit further includes a reduced image generation unit that generates a reduced image of the predetermined size,
The primary detection means detects a face area for the reduced image created by the reduced image creation means ,
The secondary detection means detects the face area of the second reduced image or the target image itself having a larger image size than the first reduced image when the face area is detected by the primary detection means . The image processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the image processing apparatus is an image processing apparatus .

Claim 11, characterized in that a plurality of first reduced image detected by said first judging means further comprises a primary detection image selection means for selecting a reduced image to be used for the detection of the face region by the primary detecting means Or the image processing apparatus of 12 .

The image processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the second reduced image is an image having an image size equal to or smaller than a size of the target image.

The image processing according to any one of claims 11 to 14, wherein when a plurality of first reduced images are detected by the first determination unit , one of them is set as the second reduced image. Equipment .

The target image is a digital image data stored in the storage unit in encoded predetermined format, according to claim 11 wherein the first reduced image and the second reduced image, characterized in that present within the target image 16. The image processing device according to any one of items 15 to 15 .

The target image is a digital image data stored in the storage unit in encoded predetermined format, according to claim 11 wherein the first reduced image and the second reduced image, characterized in that the external to the target image 17. The image processing device according to any one of items 16 to 16 .

The image processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the primary detection image selection unit preferentially selects a reduced image existing in the data of the target image.

The image processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the primary detection image selection unit preferentially selects an image having a large image size.

20. The image processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the primary detection unit and the secondary detection unit can change detection accuracy according to an image size of a reduced image.

Display means for displaying on the display unit matching result obtained by the comparison means,
Means for associating the matching result with the target image;
21. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the association unit associates the face area detected by the secondary detection unit with an area in the target image using the coordinate information. The image processing apparatus according to item .

  In an image processing method for detecting a face area from an image and performing person verification,
  A determination step of determining whether there is at least one reduced image associated with the target image to be subjected to person verification;
  A detection step of detecting a face area based on the reduced image detected as a result of the determination by the determination step;
  An image processing method comprising: a collation step of performing human collation using the face area detected by the detection step.

  In an image processing method for detecting a face region from an image and performing person matching processing,
  A first determination step of determining whether there is at least one first reduced image associated with the target image to be subjected to person verification;
  A primary detection step of detecting a face region for the first reduced image detected as a result of the determination in the first determination step;
  When a face area is detected by the primary detection process, a secondary detection process for detecting the face area on the second reduced image or target image itself having a larger image size than the first reduced image;
  An image processing method comprising: a collation step of performing person collation using the face area detected by the secondary detection step.

  A computer of an image processing apparatus that detects a face area from an image and performs person verification,
  Determination means for determining whether or not there is at least one reduced image associated with the target image to be subjected to the person verification;
  Detecting means for detecting a face area based on a reduced image detected as a result of determination by the determining means;
  A program for causing a person to collate using a face area detected by the detecting means.

A computer of an image processing apparatus that detects a face area from an image and performs person matching processing,
First determination means for determining whether there is at least one first reduced image associated with the target image to be subjected to person verification;
Primary detection means for detecting a face area for the first reduced image detected as a result of the determination by the first determination means;
Secondary detection means for detecting a face area on a second reduced image or target image itself having a larger image size than the first reduced image when a face area is detected by the primary detection means;
Program order to function as a matching unit for performing person verification using the face area detected by said secondary detection means.

A computer of an image processing apparatus that detects a face area from an image and performs person verification,
Determining means for determining whether or not there is at least one reduced image associated with the target image to be subjected to person verification;
Detection means for detecting a face area based on a reduced image detected as a result of the determination by the determination means;
A computer-readable recording medium because of the program to function as a matching unit for performing person verification using the face area detected by the detection unit.

  A computer of an image processing apparatus that detects a face area from an image and performs person matching processing,
  First determination means for determining whether there is at least one first reduced image associated with the target image to be subjected to person verification;
  Primary detection means for detecting a face area for the first reduced image detected as a result of the determination by the first determination means;
  Secondary detection means for detecting a face area on a second reduced image or target image itself having a larger image size than the first reduced image when a face area is detected by the primary detection means;
  A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a person to collate using a face area detected by the secondary detection means is recorded.