Patent Document ID: 9323981
Application ID: 14051236
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A face component extraction apparatus, comprising: a memory; and a processor which is operable to function as: an eye detection unit which detects a plurality of combinations of candidates of eye regions, each combination forming a pair, in a face region in an image; a first calculation unit which calculates a first evaluation value for each pair of the candidates of the eye regions detected by the eye detection unit, each of the first evaluation values being related to a likeness to eyes; a fitting unit which fits, into the face region in the image, a plurality of extraction model units for extracting a plurality of face components, respectively, based on pairs of the candidates of the eye regions whose first evaluation values are equal to or greater than a value, wherein each of the extraction model units has a plurality of extraction models corresponding to the plurality of the face components, respectively, and is set in accordance with a respective one of the pairs of the candidates of the eye regions; a second calculation unit which calculates at least one second evaluation value corresponding to at least one of the pairs of the candidates of the eye regions, the at least one second evaluation value being related to a fitting condition between the plurality of extraction model units and the plurality of face components in the image; and a deciding unit which decides one of the plurality of extraction model units in accordance with the at least one second evaluation value.