COLLATION SYTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING THEREON PROGRAM

• US 20090016577A1
• Filed: 08/07/2008
• Published: 01/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Ono, Shuji, Mino, Kazuhiro, Kaku, Toshihiko
• Application Number:
  US12/187,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20090016577A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/118
• 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.

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.

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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.