Patent ID: 9607208
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61B,G06K,G06T

Claim:
1. An image analysis apparatus that analyzes a skin condition from a video of a face of a subject captured with a high speed camera, the image analysis apparatus comprising: a processor; and a memory storing a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the image analysis apparatus to track positions of a plurality of tracking points arranged in advance in an analysis region of the face based on a change in an expression of the face included in the video, and obtain an amount of strain of a skin in the analysis region based on a change in a distance between the plurality of tracking points; calculate at least one of an area, a length, and a ratio of a wrinkle with respect to the analysis region based on the tracked positions of the plurality of tracking points; and analyze the skin condition of the subject based on the obtained amount of strain and the calculated at least one of the area, the length, and the ratio of the wrinkle.