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US 8,428,361 B2Granted
Image processing apparatus for detecting a face
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorTakanori Uno
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Abstract
An electronic image is received by a system to process the image for the presence of a face. The image is repeatedly electronically scanned using a plurality of windows for the presence of facial poses. A plurality of directional poses is detected during the scanning process. Reliabilities for each type of detected poses are calculated. The reliabilities are based on the amount of times the directional poses are detected during the scanning process and directions of the directional poses.
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A method of using an image processing apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving an image at the image processing apparatus;
- repeatedly scanning the image for a face, the face being in a directional pose;
- detecting a first pose and a second pose of the face;
- and determining reliabilities of the first and second pose being the directional pose based on a number of times each pose is detected during repeatedly electronically scanning the electronic image.
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