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Method, apparatus and recording medium for face extraction

  • US 7,212,674 B1
  • Filed: 11/15/2000
  • Issued: 05/01/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of extracting a face area from an image including a human face, the face extraction method comprising the steps of:

  • displaying the image and a predetermined face template;

    carrying out position matching between the face template and the face area to be extracted, by moving the face template and/or the image so that the face template is positioned on the face area to be extracted,transforming and/or rotating the face template and/or the image on the face area position according to an input from input means by a user;

    extracting the face area based on a result of position matching by generating unsharp images of the face template and an area corresponding to the face template in the image, calculating a degree of matching between the unsharp images in accordance with the position matching and extracting the face area based on the degree of matching.

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