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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2006
Ruriko Takano, Tokyo, JP;
Noriko Okubo, Tokyo, JP;
Sawako Yuri, Tokyo, JP;
Ken Hosoya, Tokyo, JP;
Yuko Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyo Usuki, Tokyo, JP;
Ruriko Takano, Tokyo, JP;
Noriko Okubo, Tokyo, JP;
Sawako Yuri, Tokyo, JP;
Ken Hosoya, Tokyo, JP;
Yuko Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyo Usuki, Tokyo, JP;
Shiseido Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A face categorizing apparatus for categorizing contours of a face of an examined subject is disclosed that includes image capturing means for capturing a face image of the face of the examined subject; control means for controlling operations for categorizing the face of the captured face image into one of at least four predetermined types of categories based on at least two indices including facial space and facial depth/bone structure/fleshiness; and indication means for indicating a categorization result of categorizing the face by the control means on a map having the four predetermined types of categories positioned at corresponding quadrants of a plane coordinate system.