Collation system and computer readable medium storing thereon program

• US 20050129285A1
• Filed: 09/29/2004
• Published: 06/16/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Ono, Shuji, Mino, Kazuhiro, Kaku, Toshihiko
• Application Number:
  US10/951,617
• Publication Number:
  US 20050129285A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/115
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/16 Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions

Abstract

A collation system for selecting a registrant matched with a passer-by among a plurality of registrants registered in advance includes a photographing section for photographing the passer-by, a candidate searching section for searching a plurality of candidates for the registrant matched with the passer-by among the plurality of registrants based on a first image of the passer-by photographed by the photographing section, and a passer-by collating section for selecting the registrant matched with the passer-by among the plurality of candidates based on a second image of the passer-by photographed by the photographing section when the passer-by is closer to the photographing section than when the first image is photographed.

Claims

1. A collation system for selecting a registrant matched with a passer-by among a plurality of registrants registered in advance, comprising:

a photographing section for photographing said passer-by;

a candidate searching section for searching a plurality of candidates for said registrant matched with said passer-by among said plurality of registrants based on a first image of said passer-by photographed by said photographing section; and

a passer-by collating section for selecting said registrant matched with said passer-by among said plurality of candidates based on a second image of said passer-by photographed by said photographing section when said passer-by is closer to said photographing section than when said first image is photographed.

2. A collation system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a feature selecting section for selecting a comparison feature among a plurality of predetermined features, said comparison feature being compared to select said registrant matched with said passer-by, based on a feature amount of each of said plurality of candidates for each of said plurality of features,

wherein said passer-by collating section comprises:

a feature amount calculating section for calculating a feature amount of said passer-by for said comparison feature from said second image; and

a matched registrant selecting section for selecting said registrant matched with said passer-by among said plurality of candidates based on a result of comparing said feature amount of said passer-by with said feature amount of each of said plurality of candidates with respect to said comparison feature.

3. A collation system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said feature selecting section selects one of said plurality of features as said comparison feature, with respect to which variance of feature amounts of said plurality of candidates is larger than a predetermined value.

4. A collation system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a weight determining section for determining a weight given to each of a plurality of predetermined features, said weight being used to select said registrant matched with said passer-by, based on a feature amount of each of said plurality of candidates for each of said plurality of features,

wherein said passer-by collating section comprises:

a feature amount calculating section for calculating a feature amount of said passer-by for each of said plurality of features from said second image; and

a matched registrant selecting section for selecting said registrant matched with said passer-by among said plurality of candidates based on both a result of comparing said feature amount of said passer-by with said feature amount of each of said plurality of candidates with respect to each of said plurality of features and said weight given to each feature.

5. A collation system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said weight determining section makes a weight given to one of said plurality of features, with respect to which variance of feature amounts of said plurality of candidates is relatively large, be larger than a weight given to another one of said plurality of features, with respect to which variance of feature amounts of said plurality of candidates is relatively small.

6. A collation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said passer-by collating section comprises:

a feature amount calculating section for calculating a feature amount of said passer-by for each of a plurality of predetermined features from said second image;

a feature selecting section for selecting one of said plurality of features, with respect to which deviation of said feature amount of said passer-by from a feature amount of each of said plurality of registrants is largest, as a comparison feature to be compared to select said registrant matched with said passer-by; and

a matched registrant selecting section for selecting said registrant matched with said passer-by based on said feature amount of said passer-by and a feature amount of each of said plurality of candidates with respect to said comparison feature.

7. A collation system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a comparing section for comparing said first and second images and making said first and second images correspond to each other if said passers-by photographed are identical,

wherein said passer-by collating section selects said registrant based on said second image among said candidates searched by said candidate searching section based on said first image corresponding to said second image.

8. A collation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said photographing section further photographs a comparison image which results from photographing said second image of said passer-by so that said second image have a substantially same area as said first image,

said collation system further comprises a comparing section for comparing said first image and said comparison image and making said first and second images correspond to each other if said passers-by photographed are identical, and

said passer-by collating section selects said registrant based on said second image from said candidates searched by said candidate searching section based on said first image.

9. A collation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein if a plurality of said passers-by is photographed on said first image,

said candidate searching section extracts candidates for each of said passers-by,

said collation system further comprises a comparing section for making each of said passers-by photographed on said first image and said passer-by photographed on said second image correspond to each other based on said first and second images, and

said passer-by collating section selects one of said candidates based on said second image, said candidates being searched by said candidate searching section for said passers-by photographed on said first image corresponding to said passer-by photographed on said second image.

10. A collation system as claimed in claim 9, wherein said photographing section photographs said second image for each of said passers-by.

11. A collation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said photographing section comprises:

a flashlight section for projecting light onto said passer-by; and

a flashlight control section for controlling a position of said flashlight section to project light onto said passer-by and intensity of light projected onto said passer-by,

said candidate searching section detects brightness of said first image, and

said flashlight control section controls said intensity of light projected by said flashlight section when said photographing section photographs said second image based on said brightness of said first image.

12. A collation system as claimed in claim 11, wherein said flashlight section can project light onto said passer-by from a plurality of positions, and

said flashlight control section controls said positions of said flashlight section to project light when said photographing section photographs said second image based on said brightness of said first image.

13. A collation system as claimed in claim 12, wherein said candidate searching section detects brightness of a part of said first image corresponding to a part of said passer-by used for collation of said passer-by collating section, and

said flashlight control section controls said positions of said flashlight section to project light based on said brightness of said part of said first image.

14. A collation system as claimed in claim 11, wherein said candidate searching section detects brightness of a part of said first image corresponding to a part of said passer-by used for collation of said passer-by collating section, and

said flashlight control section controls said intensity of light projected by said flashlight section based on said brightness of said part of said first image.

15. A collation system as claimed in claim 12, wherein said candidate searching section detects contrast of a part of said first image corresponding to a part of said passer-by used for collation of said passer-by collating section, and

said flashlight control section controls said positions of said flashlight section to project light based on said contrast of said part of said first image.

16. A collation system as claimed in claim 11, wherein said candidate searching section detects contrast of a part of said first image corresponding to a part of said passer-by used for collation of said passer-by collating section, and

said flashlight control section controls said intensity of light projected by said flashlight section based on said contrast of said part of said first image.

17. A collation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said photographing section can photograph said passer-by at a plurality of heights, and

said candidate searching section detects a position of said passer-by on said first image, calculates a height of said photographing section to photograph said passer-by based on said detected position of said passer-by, and controls a height of said photographing section to photograph said passer-by when photographing said second image based on said height calculated.

18. A collation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said passer-by collating section comprises:

a registered image database for storing a plurality of registered images photographed in advance under different conditions for each of said candidates;

a position calculating section for calculating a position of said passer-by when said photographing section photographs said second image of said passer-by based on said first image;

a lighting condition calculating section for calculating a lighting condition when said photographing section photographs said second image of said passer-by based on said position of said passer-by calculated by said position calculating section;

a registered image selecting section for selecting in advance one of said registered images from said registered image database for each of said candidates searched by said candidate searching section, said registered image to be selected corresponding to said lighting condition calculated by said lighting condition calculating section; and

a matched registrant selecting section for selecting said registrant from said candidates using said registered image selected by said registered image selecting section.

19. A collation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said passer-by collating section comprises:

a match degree calculating section for calculating a degree of match between said passer-by and each of said candidates based on said second image;

a feature obtaining section for further obtaining a feature of said passer-by different from said second image if there is a plurality of said candidates, of which said degree of match is equal to or more than a predetermined value calculated by said match degree calculating section; and

a matched registrant selecting section for selecting said registrant from said plurality of candidates, of which said degree of match is equal to or more than said predetermined value, based on said feature of said passer-by obtained by said feature obtaining section.

20. A collation system as claimed in claim 19, wherein said passer-by collating section further comprises:

a feature storing section for storing in advance a plurality of authentication features and a feature amount of each of said authentication features for each of said candidates of said passer-by, said authentication feature and said feature amount corresponding to each other; and

a feature selecting section for selecting one of said plurality of authentication features stored by said feature storing section, variance of feature amounts of said plurality of candidates with respect to said authentication feature to be selected being largest, said degree of match of said plurality of candidates being equal to or more than said predetermined value, and

said feature obtaining section obtains a feature of said passer-by, said feature corresponding to said authentication feature selected by said feature selecting section.

21. A collation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said photographing section comprises a color filter, in which different colors correspond to adjacent pixels, and photographs a color image of said passer-by using said color filter when photographing said first image and a monochrome image of said passer-by without said color filter when photographing said second image.

22. A collation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said photographing section capable of photographing said passer-by at different angles photographs said second image at a different angle from said first image.

23. A collation system as claimed in claim 22, wherein said photographing section photographs said first image of said passer-by in a direction substantially parallel to a path, along which said passer-by passes, and said second image of said passer-by at a different angle from said first image.

24. A computer readable medium storing thereon program for allowing a computer to function as a collation apparatus for selecting a registrant matched with a passer-by among a plurality of registrants registered in advance, said collation apparatus comprising:

a candidate searching section for searching a plurality of candidates for said registrant matched with said passer-by among said plurality of registrants based on a first image of said passer-by photographed by a photographing section; and

a passer-by collating section for selecting said registrant matched with said passer-by among said plurality of candidates based on a second image of said passer-by photographed by said photographing section when said passer-by is closer to said photographing section than when said first image is photographed.