Face image recording system
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1. A face image recording apparatus for recording a person'"'"'s face image, comprising:
- a camera which photographs the face of a person a plurality of number of times;
a processor which extracts at least one high-quality face image from the plurality of face images photographed by said camera; and
a memory which records the high-quality face image extracted by said processor.
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Abstract
In a face image recording apparatus, a camera photographs the face of a person a plurality of number of times, a processor extracts at least one high-quality image from the plurality of images photographed by the camera, and this high-quality image extracted by the processor is recorded in a memory.
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37 Claims
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1. A face image recording apparatus for recording a person'"'"'s face image, comprising:
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a camera which photographs the face of a person a plurality of number of times;
a processor which extracts at least one high-quality face image from the plurality of face images photographed by said camera; and
a memory which records the high-quality face image extracted by said processor.
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2. A face image recording apparatus for recording a person'"'"'s face image, comprising:
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a camera which photographs the face of a person a plurality of number of times;
a feature amount extractor which extracts a face feature amount from each image photographed by said camera; and
a memory which records at least one image from which the face feature amount is extracted by said feature amount extractor. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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14. A face image recording apparatus for storing a person'"'"'s face image, comprising:
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a first memory in which a feature amount of the face of a person whose face image need not be recorded is registered beforehand;
a camera which photographs the face of a person a plurality of number of times;
a feature amount extractor which extracts a face feature amount from each image photographed by said camera;
a collator which collates the face feature amount extracted by said feature amount extractor with the face feature amount registered in said first memory; and
a second memory which, in the case where the collation by said collator is unsuccessful, records an image which is one of the images photographed by said camera and from which the face feature amount is extracted by said feature amount extractor.
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17. A face image recording apparatus for storing a person'"'"'s face image, comprising:
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a camera which photographs the face of a person a plurality of number of times;
a feature amount extractor which extracts a face feature amount from each image photographed by said camera;
a generator which generates attribute information concerning an image from which the face feature amount is extracted by said feature amount extractor;
a memory which records an image from which the face feature amount is extracted by said feature amount extractor, in relation to attribute information concerning the image and generated by said generator;
an input unit which inputs a search condition with respect to an image recorded in said memory; and
a search unit which searches for an image recorded in said memory, on the basis of the input search condition from said input unit and the attribute information recorded in said memory.
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21. An information management system in which at least one terminal apparatus and a management apparatus are connected,
said terminal apparatus comprising a camera which photographs the face of a person a plurality of number of times, a feature amount extractor which extracts a face feature amount from each image photographed by said camera, and a transmitter which transmits to said management apparatus an image from which the face feature amount is extracted by said feature amount extractor, and said management apparatus comprising a display which displays the image transmitted from said terminal apparatus.
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24. An information management system comprising a first information terminal which transmits electronic information, and a second information terminal which can receive the electronic information from said first information terminal,
said first information terminal comprising a camera which photographs the face of a person a plurality of number of times, a feature amount extractor which extracts a face feature amount from each image photographed by said camera, and a transmitter which transmits to said second information terminal an image from which the face feature amount is extracted by said feature amount extractor, by attaching the image to electronic information.
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25. An information management system comprising a first information terminal which transmits electronic information, a second information terminal which can receive the electronic information from said first information terminal, and an authentication apparatus connected to one of said first and second information terminals,
said first information terminal comprising a camera which photographs the face of a person a plurality of number of times, a feature amount extractor which extracts a face feature amount from each image photographed by said camera, and a transmitter which transmits to said second information terminal an image from which the face feature amount is extracted by said feature amount extractor, by attaching the image to electronic information, and said authentication apparatus comprising a memory in which face images of a plurality of persons are recorded beforehand, a collator which collates an image attached to electronic information transmitted from said first information terminal to said second information terminal, with a face image stored in said memory, and a notification unit which, in the case where the collation by said collator is successful, notifies said second information terminal that the sender of the electronic information is authenticated, and, in the case where the collation by said collator is unsuccessful, notifies said second information terminal that the sender of the electronic information cannot be authenticated.
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26. An information management system comprising a first information terminal which performs application requiring a decision by an authorized person, and a second information terminal which the authorized person can operate,
said first information terminal comprising a transmitter which transmits, to said second information terminal, application data indicating application contents requiring a decision by the authorized person, and said second information terminal comprising a display which displays the application contents of the application data transmitted from said first information terminal, a camera which, in the case where the authorized person permits the application contents displayed on said display, photographs the face of the authorized person a plurality of number of times, a feature amount extractor which extracts a face feature amount from each image photographed by said camera, and a returning unit which returns the application data to said first information terminal by attaching to the application data an image from which the face feature amount is extracted by said feature amount extractor.
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27. An information management system comprising a first information terminal which performs application requiring a decision by an authorized person, a second information terminal which the authorized person can operate, and an authentication apparatus connected to one of said first and second information terminals,
said first information terminal comprising a transmitter which transmits, to said second information terminal, application data indicating application contents requiring a decision by the authorized person, said second information terminal comprising a display which displays the application contents of the application data transmitted from said first information terminal, a camera which, in the case where the authorized person permits the application contents displayed on said display, photographs the face of the authorized person a plurality of number of times, a feature amount extractor which extracts a face feature amount from each image photographed by said camera, and a returning unit which returns the application data to said first information terminal by attaching to the application data an image from which the face feature amount is extracted by said feature amount extractor, and said authentication apparatus comprising a memory in which face images of a plurality of persons are recorded beforehand, a collator which collates the image attached to the application data transmitted from said second information terminal to said first information terminal, with a face image stored in said memory, and a notification unit which, in the case where the collation by said collator is successful, notifies said first information terminal that the image attached to the application data is identified as the authorized person, and, in the case where the collation by said collator is unsuccessful, notifies said first information terminal that the image attached to the application data cannot be identified as the authorized person.
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28. A face image recording method of recording a person'"'"'s face image, comprising:
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photographing the face of a person a plurality of number of times by a camera;
extracting at least one high-quality image from the plurality of images photographed by the camera; and
recording the extracted high-quality image into a memory.
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29. A face image recording method of recording a person'"'"'s face image, comprising:
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photographing the face of a person a plurality of number of times by a camera;
extracting a face feature amount from each image photographed by the camera; and
recording into a memory at least one image from which the face feature amount is extracted.
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30. A face image recording method of recording a person'"'"'s face image, comprising:
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photographing the face of a person a plurality of number of times by a camera;
extracting a face feature amount from each image photographed by the camera;
detecting posing by another person from an image from which the face feature amount can be extracted; and
recording into a memory at least one image from which the face feature amount is extracted, and from which no posing by another person is detected.
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31. A face image recording method of storing a person'"'"'s face image, comprising:
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recording beforehand into a first memory a feature amount of the face of a person whose face image need not be recorded;
photographing the face of a person a plurality of number of times by a camera;
extracting a face feature amount from each image photographed by the camera;
collating the face feature amount with the face feature amount registered in the first memory; and
recording, in the case where the collation is unsuccessful, an image which is one of the images photographed by the camera and from which the face feature amount is extracted.
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32. A face image recording method of storing a person'"'"'s face image, comprising:
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photographing the face of a person a plurality of number of times by a camera;
extracting a face feature amount from each image photographed by the camera;
generating attribute information concerning an image from which the face feature amount is extracted;
recording into a memory an image from which the face feature amount is extracted, in relation to attribute information concerning the image;
inputting a search condition with respect to an image recorded in the memory; and
searching for an image recorded in the memory, on the basis of the input search condition and the attribute information recorded in the memory.
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33. A face image recording method of storing a person'"'"'s face image, comprising:
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photographing the face of a person a plurality of number of times by a camera;
extracting a face feature amount from each image photographed by the camera;
generating attribute information concerning an image from which the face feature amount is extracted;
recording into a first memory an image from which the face feature amount is extracted, in relation to attribute information concerning the image;
inputting a search condition with respect to an image recorded in the first memory;
searching for an image recorded in the first memory, on the basis of the input search condition and the attribute information recorded in the first memory; and
recording into a second memory a face feature amount extracted from the image found from the first memory on the basis of the input search condition.
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34. A face image recording method of storing a person'"'"'s face image, comprising:
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photographing the face of a person a plurality of number of times by a camera;
extracting a face feature amount from each image photographed by the camera;
generating attribute information concerning an image from which the face feature amount is extracted;
recording into a first memory an image from which the face feature amount is extracted, in relation to attribute information concerning the image;
inputting a search condition with respect to an image recorded in the first memory;
searching for an image recorded in the first memory, on the basis of the input search condition and the attribute information recorded in the first memory;
calculating a collation degree between a face feature amount extracted from an image found by the search and a face feature amount recorded beforehand in a second memory; and
rewriting, in the case where the collation degree is a predetermined value, the face feature amount recorded in the second memory with the face feature amount extracted from the found image.
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35. An information management method used for at least one terminal apparatus and a management apparatus, comprising:
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photographing the face of a person a plurality of number of times by a camera of the terminal apparatus;
extracting a face feature amount from each image photographed by the camera;
transmitting from the terminal apparatus to the management apparatus an image from which the face feature amount is extracted; and
displaying on the management apparatus the image transmitted from the terminal apparatus.
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36. An information management method used for a first information terminal which transmits electronic information, and a second information terminal which can receive the electronic information from the first information terminal, comprising:
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photographing a plurality of number of times the face of a person who transmits electronic information, by a camera of the first information terminal;
extracting a face feature amount from each image photographed by the camera; and
transmitting an image from which the face feature amount is extracted, by attaching the image to electronic information, from the first information terminal to the second information terminal.
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37. An information management method used for a first information terminal which performs application requiring a decision by an authorized person, and a second information terminal which the authorized person can operate, comprising:
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transmitting, from the first information terminal to the second information terminal, application data indicating application contents requiring a decision by the authorized person;
displaying, on the second information terminal, the application contents of the application data transmitted from the first information terminal;
photographing the face of the authorized person a plurality of number of times in the case where the authorized person permits the displayed application contents;
extracting a face feature amount from each photographed image; and
returning the application data from the second information terminal to the first information terminal by attaching to the application data an image from which the face feature amount is extracted.
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