Patent ID: 8698796
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising: a processing circuit configured to acquire feature points, which are characteristic points on a face in an image; calculate distinct supplementary feature points in the image based on a combination of the acquired feature points; and utilize the feature points and the distinct supplementary feature points to transform the image to match a reference face in a projected image, wherein the projected image is a representation of a three-dimensional face shape of the reference face that has been projected onto a flat plane, wherein the feature points are acquired in the form of at least both ends of the eyes in the image, and the distinct supplementary points are calculated in the form of points at positions separated from the outward ends of the eyes in the image by a predetermined distance and extending toward the outline of the face, and points at positions separated from both ends of the eyes by a predetermined distance and extending toward the mouth.