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Particular-region detection method and apparatus, and program therefor

  • US 20050238217A1
  • Filed: 04/06/2005
  • Published: 10/27/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of detecting particular regions, comprising:

  • detecting particular region candidates in an image;

    then performing face detection in a region including one of the thus detected particular region candidates; and

    specifying as a particular region of a detection target said one particular region candidate that is included in said region where a face can be detected;

    wherein detection conditions is changed for at least one of said detection of said particular region candidates and said face detection between main and non-main portion regions of said image, face information regarding said face detected in said region including said one particular region candidate is stored, and said face detection corresponding to a particular region candidate to be next subjected to said face detection is performed using the thus stored face information.

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