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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2006
Applicants:
Kazuyuki Imagawa, Toyonaka, JP;
Eiji Fukumiya, Toyonaka, JP;
Yasunori Ishii, Ibaraki, JP;
Katsuhiro Iwasa, Kadoma, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuyuki Imagawa, Toyonaka, JP;
Eiji Fukumiya, Toyonaka, JP;
Yasunori Ishii, Ibaraki, JP;
Katsuhiro Iwasa, Kadoma, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A face detection device comprises: a judgment area determining operable to judgment areas in an inputted image; and a face judgment unit operable to judge existence of a face image greater than a first predetermined size in the judgment areas. According to face directions, the judgment area determining unit determines a ratio of the inputted image to the judgment areas. The characteristics of face images can be effectively utilized.