Eye detecting device, eye detecting method, and program

Abstract

An eye part detecting device has an image input section () for acquiring a face image, an eyelid edge labeling section () for detecting upper eyelid candidates and lower eyelid candidates which satisfy predetermined conditions for upper eyelids or lower eyelids in the face image, and an eyelid determination section () for comparing combinations of the upper and lower eyelid candidates to determine the combination of the upper and lower eyelid candidates whose relation best satisfies a predetermined condition as the upper and lower eyelids. The eyelid edge labeling section () classifies the horizontal edges and vertical edges calculated by an edge calculating section () into the upper eyelid candidates and the lower eyelid candidates according to a degree of how well the predetermined conditions are satisfied. A lower eyelid candidate evaluating section () may be provided for excluding a lower eyelid candidate when it has at least one horizontal edge present in a lateral direction of the lower eyelid candidate. A lower eyelid candidate discriminating section () may be provided for discriminating that of the lower eyelid candidates whose vertical edge does not satisfy the predetermined condition as a lower eyelid preliminary candidate.