Title :
Automatic extraction method of facial regions for occlusion faces in moving pictures
Author :
Kurosawa, Atushi ; Okamoto, Noriyoshi
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng., Kanto Gakuin Univ., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
Research studies and application of face recognition have become important, as face recognition is widely used in a variety of fields such as security systems, databases and so on. We propose a method for detecting each facial region from any given frame in a moving picture. Moving pictures unavoidably include incidences of occlusion facial regions; our method can extract distinct facial regions in mobile situations, which include occlusion facial region. To detect facial regions, we utilized color and shape input and movement vectors. A computer simulation of the proposed method was established showing the effectiveness on occlusion facial regions. An extraction rate of 87% for 1500 frames was achieved
Keywords :
face recognition; feature extraction; hidden feature removal; image colour analysis; image motion analysis; image segmentation; security; visual databases; automatic extraction method; color input; computer simulation; databases; extraction rate; face recognition; facial region detection; facial region extraction; facial region segmentation; movement vectors; moving pictures; occlusion faces; security systems; shape input; Chromium; Data mining; Data preprocessing; Data security; Databases; Face detection; Face recognition; Hair; Shape; Skin;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2001. Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6715-4
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.2001.933704