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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2011
Yuji Kuriyama, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Kuriyama, Tokyo, JP;
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image processing apparatus, a face detection unitdetects a face region in a target image. An age recognition unitrecognizes the age of a subject based on data of the face region. A similar image search unitsearches for data of an existing image having a face region similar to the detected face region as similar image data. A date comparing unit, when the age of the subject is confirmed to be within a first range by an age confirmation unit, acquires a time difference between the capture dates of the target image data and the similar image data and compares the time difference with a second range. A grouping unit, when the time difference is within the second range, classifies the target image data into the same group as the group to which the similar image data belongs.