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Facial image recognition apparatus

US6882741B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 2001
Grant dateApr 19, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 17, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07C9/37
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A first illumination section radiates light at a certain degree of illuminance toward the face of a human recognition object from an upper right part or an upper left part of a camera, and a second illumination section radiates light at a certain degree of illuminance toward the face of the human recognition object from a lower part of a camera. The camera photographs and inputs a facial image of the human recognition object. The image processing section extracts a feature value of the face of the human recognition object from a facial image inputted by the camera and collates the feature value extracted with a standard feature value registered in advance so as to recognize a facial image of the human recognition object.

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