Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium

A method comprising:

• obtaining a first image including a plurality of body regions captured at a first time by one or more cameras, each of the plurality of body regions corresponding to a person, among a plurality of persons;
• detecting a first person, among the plurality of persons, by performing facial recognition operation on one of the plurality of body regions in the image obtained from the camera;
• determining, based on a size of a first body region corresponding to the first person captured in a second image, that the first body region approaching the barrier corresponds to a person closest to the barrier among the plurality of persons;
• and
• outputting information to control the barrier to open based on the determination that the first body region corresponds to the person closest to the barrier among the plurality of persons.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a program for performing a method comprising:

• obtaining a first image including a plurality of body regions captured at a first time by one or more cameras, each of the plurality of body regions corresponding to a person, among a plurality of persons;
• detecting a first person, among the plurality of persons, by performing facial recognition operation on one of the plurality of body regions in the image obtained from the camera;
• determining, based on a size of a first body region corresponding to the first person captured in a second image, that the first body region approaching the barrier corresponds to a person closest to the barrier among the plurality of persons;
• and
• outputting information to control the barrier to open based on the determination that the first body region corresponds to the person closest to the barrier among the plurality of persons.