Image processing to track face region of person

US10084954B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SONY GROUP CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

• Tadasuke Murakami · Tokyo, JP
• Akira Tokuse · Tokyo, JP
• Takashi Tsujimura · Yokohama, JP

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 28, 2013
• Grant date: Sep 25, 2018
• Expiry date: Jan 28, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

An image processing system includes a face detection unit to detect a face in an image and a partial region detection unit to detect a partial region of the image based on a position of the face detected in the image. A tracking determination unit may also be included in the image processing system to select at least one of the face and the partial region for tracking based on a predetermined condition, and to track the selected one of the face and the partial region.