Real-time face detection using combinations of local and global features
US9268993B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/162
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a processor configured to: input an image; detect a skin area in the image to obtain an expanded rectangular facial candidate area; detect a face in the expanded rectangular facial candidate area to obtain an initial detected facial area; subject the initial detected facial area to a false alarm removal; and output a detected facial area.
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