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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2010
Tomokazu Kawahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Shibata, Tokyo, JP;
Tomokazu Wakusugi, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes: a sequence creating section configured to create a plurality of sequences in such a manner that one sequence includes consecutive face images of a same person in video image data; a similarity calculating section configured to calculate a first similarity of each pair in a plurality of face image dictionaries created for each sequence and a second similarity of each pair of each face image dictionary and a predetermined plurality of dictionaries; a similarity correcting section configured to correct the calculated and obtained plurality of first similarities by the second similarities; and a face clustering section configured to compare the plurality of first similarities corrected by the similarity correcting section with a predetermined threshold to cluster the plurality of face image dictionaries.