Dynamic facial feature substitution for video conferencing
US-2015381939-A1 · Dec 31, 2015 · US
Image processing device, imaging device, image processing method
US8942436B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8942436-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313944038-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jul 18, 2003 |
| Publication date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
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An image including a face is input (S 201 ), a plurality of local features are detected from the input image, a region of a face in the image is specified using the plurality of detected local features (S 202 ), and an expression of the face is determined on the basis of differences between the detection results of the local features in the region of the face and detection results which are calculated in advance as references for respective local features in the region of the face (S 204 ).
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The invention claimed is: 1. An image processing apparatus comprising: an input unit constructed to input images successively; a storage unit constructed to store the successively input images temporally; a face detection unit constructed to detect a face from each of the successively input images; an estimation unit constructed to acquire, if said face detection unit has detected the face, an estimation value for an expression of the detected face; a recording unit constr…
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- An image including a face is input (S 201 ), a plurality of local features are detected from the input image, a region of a face in the image is specified using the plurality of detected local features (S 202 ), and an expression of the face is determined on the basis of differences between the detection results of the local features in the region of the face and detection results which are cal…
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- Canon Kk
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- Primary CPC classification G06K9/00281. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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