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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2005
Atsushi Marugame, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Imaoka, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Marugame, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Imaoka, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A 3D shape estimation system has a storage device, a relative shape analysis module, a feature point location search module and an absolute shape analysis module. The storage device stores first and second learning data which represent illumination bases and 3D shapes of objects, respectively. The relative shape analysis module calculates an 'illumination basis' of an object based on a 2D image of the object and the first learning data, calculates a 'relative shape function' that is partial differential of a “shape function” indicating a 3D shape of the object from the illumination basis, and outputs a relative shape data indicating the relative shape function. The feature point location search module extracts a plurality of feature points from the input 2D face image based on the 2D image and the relative shape data, and outputs a feature point location data indicating locations of the feature points. The absolute shape analysis module receives the relative shape data and the feature point location data, converts the relative shape function into the shape function by referring to the second learning data and the locations of the feature points, and outputs a 3D absolute shape data indicating the shape function.