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Face recognition method using artificial neural network and apparatus thereof

  • US 7,295,687 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2003
  • Issued: 11/13/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A face recognition apparatus which recognizes a face by using an artificial neural network, comprising:

  • an eigenpaxel selection unit which generates eigenpaxels representing characteristic patterns of a face and selects a predetermined number of eigenpaxels among the generated eigenpaxels;

    an eigenfiltering unit which filters an input facial image with the selected eigenpaxels;

    a predetermined number of neural networks, each of which corresponds to one of the selected eigenpaxels, receives an image signal which is filtered by the corresponding eigenpaxel, and output a face recognition result; and

    a determination unit which receives the recognition result from each of the neural networks and outputs a final face recognition result of the input image.

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