Locating features in an image
CA 2177639 C · Owner: Graf, Hans Peter · Inventors: Graf, Hans Peter
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An embodiment of the present invention locates facial features in an image by bandpass filtering the image and then performing morphological operations followed by a thresholding operation. This initial processing identifies candidate areas where facial features may be located. The candidate areas are evaluated by classifiers to determine if a facial feature such as an eye or mouth, has been located.
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- Filed May 29, 1996 and granted May 23, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 29, 2016.
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