Patents
US 10223577 B2: Face image processing apparatus
- Granted
- 2019-03-05
- Filed
- 2017-03-07 application 15451712
- Type
- Utility · 4 claims
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Abstract
A face image processing apparatus includes: a lighting portion including a first polarizer which polarizes light in a first direction and a light emitter which emits, through the first polarizer, infrared light; an image capturing portion including a second polarizer which polarizes light in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and an image capturing unit which captures images through the second polarizer; and an image processing portion which detects candidates of eyes using a first image captured when the lighting portion emits the infrared light and a second image captured when the lighting portion does not emit the infrared light. The image processing portion determines, as an eye, a candidate having a hyperbolic or cross shaped pattern present in the first image but not present in the second image.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190305.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 151 patents | Foreign company or organization | Ebeye, MH | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keishin AOKI | Ebeye, MH | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Shunji Ota | Ebeye, MH | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06V | Image or video recognition or understanding | G06V40/165 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06T | Image data processing or generation, in general | G06T7/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-24 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the property number previously recorded at reel: 48826 frame: 958. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. signed 2019-03-04 | OMRON CORPORATION KYOTO | 48982/140 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-03-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. signed 2019-03-04 | OMRON CORPORATION KYOTO | 48626/958 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-03-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | AOKI, KEISHIN signed 2017-02-09 OTA, SHUNJI signed 2017-02-09 | OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. AICHI | 41501/545 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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