Patent ID: 7693308
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. An authentication system, which executes authentication of a user, comprising: a first image pickup unit for picking up a face image of the user; a second image pickup unit for picking up a face image of the user from a direction different from that of said first image pickup unit; a direction calculation unit for acquiring a direction to which the user's face turns on the basis of the face images picked up by said first and second image pickup units; and a selection unit for selecting at least one of the face images picked up by said first and second image pickup units on the basis of the direction to which the user's face turns, wherein, in case that the direction to which the user's face turns is the direction from the user to one of said first and second image pickup units, said selection unit selects the face image picked up by the other.