Face detection device, imaging apparatus, and face detection method
US8116536B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/611
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A face detection device for detecting the face of a person in an input image may include the following elements: a face detection circuit including a hardware circuit configured to detect a face in an input image; a signal processing circuit configured to perform signal processing based on an input image signal in accordance with a rewritable program including a face detection program for detecting a face in an input image; and a controller configured to allow the face detection circuit and the signal processing circuit to perform face detection on an image of a frame or on respective images of adjacent frames among consecutive frames, and to control face detection by the signal processing circuit on the basis of a face detection result obtained by the face detection circuit.
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