Method and apparatus for detecting pores based on artificial neural network and visualizing the detected pores

A pore visualization service providing server based on artificial intelligence, comprising:

• a data pre-processor for obtaining a user's face image captured by a user terminal from the user terminal and performing pre-processing based on facial feature points based on the face image;
• a pore image extractor for generating a pore image corresponding to the user's face image by inputting the user's face image that has been pre-processed through the data pre-processing into an artificial neural network;
• a data post-processor for post-processing the generated pore image;
• a pore visualization service providing unit for superimposing the post-processed pore image on the face image and transmitting a pore visualization image to the user terminal;
• and
• a reliability evaluation unit for calculating reliability of the post-processed pore image,
• wherein the pore visualization service providing unit calculates a pore condition score for each of a plurality of face images according to sizes of pores detected based on each of the face images;
• calculates the number of pixels occupied by each of the detected pores;
• calculates the pore condition score based on a sum of the calculated pixel number;
• arranges pore visualization images corresponding to the face images according to time order or pore condition score order;
• and transmits the arranged pore visualization images to the user terminal, and
• the reliability evaluation unit calculates a first number of pores detected based on the post-processed pore image;
• calculates a second number of pores detected based on a previous pore image generated based on a previous face image of the user captured before capturing the face image;
• and evaluates reliability of the post-processed pore image by comparing the first and second numbers.