Object identifying device, mobile phone, object identifying unit, object identifying method, program executable on computer for operating the object identifying device and computer-readable medium including the program

• US 20070019862A1
• Filed: 03/15/2006
• Published: 01/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Omron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Omron Corporation
• Inventors: Kakiuchi, Takashi
• Application Number:
  US11/375,957
• Publication Number:
  US 20070019862A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/190
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/145 Illumination specially adapted for pattern recognition, e.g. using gratings
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/166 using acquisition arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/19 Sensors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/45 Detection of the body part being alive

Abstract

An object identifying device has a shooting unit for shooting an object to be shot to identify the object on the basis of elements of the face of the object shot by the shooting unit. The object identifying device includes a camouflage deciding unit for deciding whether or not the object is a camouflage on the basis of a reflected image, which is reflected on the eye of the object, of the shot image obtained by shooting the object by the shooting unit.

Claims

1. An object identifying device for identifying an object to be shot on the basis of elements of a face of the object shot, the object identifying device comprising:

a shooting unit for shooting the object to obtain a shot image; and

a camouflage deciding unit for deciding whether or not the object is a camouflage on the basis of a reflected image, which is reflected on the eye of the object to be shot, of the shot image.

2. An object identifying device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a reflected image changing unit for changing at least a part of the reflected image to be reflected on the eye of the object,

wherein a plurality of shot images are obtained by changing the reflected image to be reflected on the eye of the object by the reflected image changing unit and shooting the object by the shooting unit, and the camouflage deciding unit decides that the object is a camouflage when changes by the reflected image changing unit do not respectively appear on the reflected images, which are reflected on the eye of the object, of the shot images.

3. An object identifying device according to claim 2, wherein the reflected image changing unit includes a display unit for displaying an image or a lighting unit for performing a lighting operation.

4. A mobile phone comprising the object identifying device according to claim 1.

5. A mobile phone comprising the object identifying device according to claim 2.

6. A mobile phone comprising the object identifying device according to claim 3.

7. An object identifying unit comprising:

a camouflage deciding unit for obtaining a shot image of an object to be shot and deciding whether or not the object is a camouflage on the basis of a reflected image, which is reflected on the eye of the object, of the shot image.

8. An object identifying method for identifying an object to be shot on the basis of elements of a face of the object shot by a shooting unit, the method comprising:

deciding whether or not the object is a camouflage on the basis of a reflected image, which is reflected on the eye of the object, of the shot image obtained by shooting the object by the shooting unit.

9. An object identifying method according to claim 8, further comprising:

changing at least a part of the reflected image to be reflected on the eye of the object,

wherein a plurality of shot images are obtained by changing the reflected image to be reflected on the eye of the object and shooting the object, and the object is decided to be a camouflage when changes of the reflected image do not respectively appear on the reflected images, which are reflected on the eye of the object, of the shot images.

10. A program executable on a computer for operating an object identifying device, said program comprising instructions having:

a first function of shooting an object to obtain a shot image; and

a second function of deciding whether or not the object is a camouflage on the basis of a reflected image, which is reflected on the eye of the object, of the shot image obtained by the first function.

11. A computer-readable medium including a program executable on a computer for operating an object identifying device, said program comprising instructions having:

a first function of shooting an object to obtain a shot image; and

a second function of deciding whether or not the object is a camouflage on the basis of a reflected image, which is reflected on the eye of the object, of the shot image obtained by the first function.