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Face region detecting device, method, and computer readable recording medium

US7916904B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 18, 2008
Grant dateMar 29, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 24, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V40/171
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image capturing section captures a face of an observed person. A position detecting section detects, from a face image expressing the face captured by the image capturing section, one of a position expressing a characteristic of a nose and a position expressing a characteristic of a region between eyebrows. A computing section computes a past relative position of a predetermined region of the face that is based on the position detected in the past by the position detecting section. A region position detecting section detects a position of the predetermined region on the basis of the past relative position computed by the computing section and the current position detected by the position detecting section.

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