Patent ID: 7415165

Claim:
A red-eye detection device for detecting from an image at least one red-eye in which at least part of a pupil is displayed red, comprising: a red-eye candidate detection section for detecting at least one red-eye candidate that can be estimated to be said red-eye, by identifying a feature of the pupil that has a region displayed red from among features of said image; a red-eye pair specification section for specifying red-eye candidates detected by said red-eye candidate detection section, as a pair of a right red-eye candidate equivalent to a right eye and a left red-eye candidate equivalent to a left eye, using information on a face region obtained from said image; and an isolated red-eye candidate check section for checking whether an isolated red-eye candidate, detected by said red-eye candidate detection section but not specified as said pair by said red-eye pair specification section, is a true red-eye.