System and method for face recognition using synthesized images

A process for generating synthesized face images, the system comprising:

• an image inputting step for inputting at least one image of a face of a subject from the at least one camera;
• a generic model inputting step for inputting a generic face model;
• a specific model creating step for creating a specific face model of the subject by deforming the generic face model to conform to the shape of the face depicted in the input image;
• and
• a synthesizing step synthesize various face poses using the specific 3-D face model.

A process for generating synthesized images of a face, comprising:

• a image inputting step for inputting an image of a face of a subject having a particular face pose;
• a generic model inputting step for inputting a generic three dimensional face model;
• a specific model creating step for creating a specific three dimensional face model of the specific subject by deforming the generic face model to conform to the shape of the face depicted in the input image;
• a smoothing step for using a spline surface construction technique to smooth the specific face model;
• a texturing step for using a texture mapping technique to endow textural detail to the smoothed face model;
• a synthesizing step for synthesizing various face pose images using the specific 3-D face model;
• and
• a training step for employing the synthesized images as training images to train a recognizer.