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Method, system and program for searching area considered to be face image

  • US 20050190953A1
  • Filed: 10/19/2004
  • Published: 09/01/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A face image candidate area searching method for searching an area considered to be face image where a face image exists with high possibility from an image to be searched for which it is unknown whether or not any face image is contained, said method comprising the steps of:

  • sequentially selecting a predetermined area within said image to be searched and then generating an image feature vector for said selection area;

    inputting said image feature vector into a support vector machine which has learned beforehand the image feature vectors for a plurality of sample images for learning; and

    deciding whether or not a face image exists in said selection area based on a positional relation with a discrimination hyper-plane.

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