Comparison device and comparison method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11367308-B2
Application number	US-201716306198-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 29, 2017
Priority date	Jun 8, 2016
Publication date	Jun 21, 2022
Grant date	Jun 21, 2022

Abstract

There are provided a comparison device and a comparison method including determining whether or not a comparison target person is a subject of a registered face image by comparing an imaged face image to the registered face image, determining whether or not a blocking object is provided in the imaged face image, determining whether or not removing the blocking object is required, by calculating a partial similarity score between the imaged face image and the registered face image in a partial area corresponding to the blocking object, and urging the blocking object to be detached based on the partial similarity score.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A comparison device comprising:
a processor; and
a storage,
wherein the processor compares an imaged face image obtained by imaging a face of a comparison target person to a face image of the comparison target person, which has been registered in the storage, and
in a case where it is determined that the comparison target person as an imaged target in the imaged face image is not a subject of the registered face image, as a result of the comparison, the processor presents information indicating that a blocking object is to be removed, to the comparison target person, based on a result obtained by determining whether or not the blocking object is provided in the imaged face image,
wherein the processor further
calculates a partial similarity score between the imaged face image and the registered face image in a partial area corresponding to the blocking object, and
presents the information indicating that the blocking object is to be removed, to the comparison target person based on the partial similarity score and the result obtained by determining whether or not the blocking object is provided.

2. The comparison device of claim 1 ,
wherein strength in presentation of the information indicating that the blocking object is to be removed is changed based on the partial similarity score.

3. The comparison device of claim 1 ,
wherein, in a case where it is determined that the blocking object is provided in the imaged face image, the information indicating that the blocking object is to be removed is presented to the comparison target person by highlighting a template image having the blocking object.

4. The comparison device of claim 3 ,
wherein a degree of the highlighting is changed based on the partial similarity score between the imaged face image and the registered face image in the partial area corresponding to the blocking object.

5. The comparison device of claim 1 , wherein,
in a case where a similarity score is larger than a first threshold Th 1 , the processor determines that the comparison target person is the subject of the registered face image,
in a case where the similarity score is equal to or smaller than the first threshold Th 1 and equal to or greater than a second threshold Th 2 , the processor determines that the comparison target person is not the subject of the registered face image, and determines whether or not to present the information indicating that the blocking object is to be removed to the comparison target person based on the result obtained by determining whether or not the blocking object is provided in the imaged face image, and
in a case where the similarity score is smaller than the second threshold Th 2 , the processor determines that the comparison target person is not the subject of the registered face image, and determines not to present the information indicating that the blocking object is to be removed to the comparison target person.

6. A comparison method of comparing an imaged face image obtained by imaging a comparison target person to a registered face image, the method comprising:
comparing the imaged face image to the registered face image;
in a case where it is determined that the comparison target person as an imaging target of the imaged face image is not a subject of the registered face image, as a result of the comparison, presenting information indicating that a blocking object is to be removed, to the comparison target person, based on a result obtained by determining whether or not the blocking object is provided in the imaged face image;
calculating a partial similarity score between the imaged face image and the registered face image in a partial area corresponding to the blocking object; and
presenting the information indicating that the blocking object is to be removed, to the comparison target person based on the partial similarity score and the result obtained by determining whether or not the blocking object is provided.

7. The comparison method of claim 6 ,
wherein strength of urging is changed in accordance with the partial similarity score between the imaged face image and the registered face image.

8. The comparison method of claim 6 ,
wherein, in a case where it is determined that the blocking object is provided in the imaged face image, the information indicating that the blocking object is to be removed is presented to the comparison target person by highlighting a template image having the blocking object.

9. The comparison method of claim 8 ,
wherein a degree of the highlighting is changed based on the partial similarity score between the imaged face image and the registered face image in the partial area corresponding to the blocking object.

10. The comparison method of claim 6 , wherein,
in a case where a similarity score is larger than a first threshold Thi, it is determined that the comparison target person is the subject of the registered face image,
in a case where the similarity score is equal to or smaller than the first threshold Th 1 and equal to or greater than a second threshold Th 2 , it is determined that the comparison target person is not the subject of the registered face image, and it is determined whether or not to present the information indicating that the blocking object is to be removed to the comparison target person based on the result obtained by determining whether or not the blocking object is provided in the imaged face image, and
in a case where the similarity score is smaller than the second threshold Th 2 , it is determined that the comparison target person is not the subject of the registered face image, and it is determined not to present the information indicating that the blocking object is to be removed to the comparison target person.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• NOZUE Yosuke
• Maeno Kazuki
• Yoshio Hiroaki

Classifications

• G06V40/171 Primary

  Local features and components; Facial parts (eye characteristics G06V40/18); Occluding parts, e.g. glasses; Geometrical relationships · CPC title

• G06V40/172 Primary

  Classification, e.g. identification · CPC title

• G06F18/22

  Matching criteria, e.g. proximity measures · CPC title

• G06T7/00 Primary

  Image analysis · CPC title

• G06V10/273

  removing elements interfering with the pattern to be recognised · CPC title