Searching images and identifying images with similar facial features
US9235782B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/171
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for searching images and identifying images with similar facial features is disclosed. In one implementation, the system includes a pre-processing module, a feature extraction module, a model creation module, a similarity identifier module and a results display module. The pre-processing module receives a facial image, determines key-points associated with a facial feature and identifies a facial area including the facial feature. The feature extraction module extracts the key-points. The model creation module creates a similarity model for determining similar facial features at least in part by comparing the facial feature from a plurality of images. The similarity identifier module applies the similarity model to the facial feature an image in relation to the facial feature in other images and determines which other image has a most similar facial feature. The results display module presents a result based at least in part on the determination.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.