Face recognition apparatus and method for controlling the same
US8861805B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/168
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A face recognition apparatus and face recognition method perform face recognition of a face by comparing an image of the face to be identified with target images for identification. The face recognition apparatus includes an image input unit to receive an image of a face to be identified, a sub-image production unit to produce a plurality of sub-images of the input face image using a plurality of different face models, a storage unit to store a plurality of target images, and a face recognition unit to set the sub-images to observed nodes of a Markov network, to set the target images to hidden nodes of the Markov network, and to recognize the presence of a target image corresponding to the face images to be identified using a first relationship between the observed nodes and the hidden nodes and a second relationship between the hidden nodes.
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