Image processing apparatus and method for extracting feature of object
US6873713B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/168
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In this invention, a facial image is sensed from different directions, pupil and nasal cavity regions are detected from the sensed facial image, feature points are detected from the detected regions, a feature pattern is extracted on the basis of the feature points, and the feature pattern is registered or is verified with a registered feature pattern to identify a person.
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