Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing an orientation independent face detector
US8144945B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/165
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for providing orientation independent face detection may include generating multiple mosaic images from an input image in which each of the multiple mosaic images has a different scale, employing a plurality of differently oriented edge detectors to perform edge detection on the multiple mosaic images including combining edges of the multiple mosaic images having the different scales, and performing face detection in regions corresponding to the differently oriented edge detectors based on respective feature maps produced by the differently oriented edge detectors. An apparatus and computer program product corresponding to the method are also provided.
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