APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SECURITY MANAGEMENT USING FACE RECOGNITION

摘要

PURPOSE: A security apparatus using a face recognition method and method thereof are provided to enable a user to conveniently control a security state by using a face image of the user. CONSTITUTION: A face detection unit(101) detects a face area from an input image. A face guide area creation unit(120) creates a face guide area for authenticating a face located in the input image. When the detected face area is matched with the face guide area, an image capturing unit(130) captures the input image. A face characteristic extraction unit(160) extracts face characteristic information from the captured image. A face characteristic storage unit(170) stores the extracted face characteristic information. [Reference numerals] (101) Face detection unit; (102) Eye detection unit; (110) Image environment determination unit; (120) Face guide area creation unit; (130) Image capturing unit; (140) Face characteristic determination unit; (150) Image pre-processing unit; (160) Face characteristic extraction unit; (170) Face characteristic storage unit; (180) Face characteristic comparison unit