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Masked face recognition method

US11741751B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 14, 2021
Grant dateAug 29, 2023
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V40/173
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a face recognition method comprising acquiring a masked face image including a masked region and an un-masked region; obtaining an image feature from the masked face image; inputting the image feature to a pre-trained segmentation model to automatically estimate a feature of the masked region; and refining the image feature using the estimated feature of the masked region, wherein the refining step comprising focusing on a feature of the un-masked region and discarding the estimated feature of the masked region.

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