AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, MACHINE READABLE MEDIUM STORING THEREON AUTHENTICATION PROGRAM, CERTIFICATE PHOTOGRAPH TAKING APPARATUS, AND CERTIFICATE PHOTOGRAPH TAKING METHOD
First Claim
1. An authentication system, which executes authentication of a user, comprising:
- a first image pickup unit for picking up a face image of the user;
a second image pickup unit for picking up a face image of the user from a direction different from that of said first image pickup unit;
a direction calculation unit for acquiring a direction to which the user'"'"'s face turns on the basis of the face images picked up by said first and second image pickup units;
and a selection unit for selecting at least one of the face images picked up by said first and second image pickup units on the basis of the direction to which the user'"'"'s face turns,wherein, in case that the direction to which the user'"'"'s face turns is the direction from the user to one of said first and second image pickup units, said selection unit selects the face image picked up by the other.
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Abstract
A face image in which a user'"'"'s face turns to a direction different from the front is picked up clearly and individual authentication is executed more precisely. An authentication system for executing authentication of a user is provided, wherein the authentication system comprises a first image pickup unit for picking up a face image of the user; a second image pickup unit for picking up a face image of the user from a direction different from that of the first image pickup unit, a direction calculation unit for acquiring a direction to which the user'"'"'s face turns on the basis of the face images picked up by the first and the second image pickup units, and a selection unit for selecting at least one of the face images picked up by the first and second image pickup units on the basis of the direction to which the user'"'"'s face turns.
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42 Claims
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1. An authentication system, which executes authentication of a user, comprising:
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a first image pickup unit for picking up a face image of the user; a second image pickup unit for picking up a face image of the user from a direction different from that of said first image pickup unit; a direction calculation unit for acquiring a direction to which the user'"'"'s face turns on the basis of the face images picked up by said first and second image pickup units; and a selection unit for selecting at least one of the face images picked up by said first and second image pickup units on the basis of the direction to which the user'"'"'s face turns, wherein, in case that the direction to which the user'"'"'s face turns is the direction from the user to one of said first and second image pickup units, said selection unit selects the face image picked up by the other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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20. An authentication method for executing authentication of a user, comprising:
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a first image pickup step of picking up a face image of the user, a second image pickup step of picking up a face image of the user from a direction different from the direction of image pickup in said first image pickup step, a direction calculating step of acquiring the direction to which the user'"'"'s face turns on the basis of the face images picked up during said first and said second image pickup steps, and a selection step of selecting at least one of the images picked up in said first and said second image pickup steps on the basis of the direction to which the user'"'"'s face turns, wherein, in case that the direction to which the user'"'"'s face turns is the direction from the user to one of the directions of image pickup in said first and second image pickup steps, said selection step selects the face image picked up by the other.
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21. A computer-readable medium storing thereon an authentication program, which makes a computer perform functions of an authentication system for executing authentication of a user, wherein
said authentication system comprises: -
a first image pickup unit for picking up a face image of the user, a second image pickup unit for picking up a face image of the user from a direction different from that of said first image pickup unit, a direction calculation unit for acquiring the direction to which the user'"'"'s face turns on the basis of the face images picked up by said first and said second image pickup units, and a selection unit for selecting at least one of the images picked up by said first and said second image pickup units on the basis of the direction to which the user'"'"'s face turns wherein, in case that the direction to which the user'"'"'s face turns is the direction from the user to one of said first and second image pickup units, said selection unit selects the face image picked up by the other.
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22-37. -37. (canceled)
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