| 摘要 |
The present invention provides the image processing apparatus having a function of detecting a wheelchair passenger. This image processing apparatus comprises a TV camera installed so that a hall where passengers are waiting is monitored through the camera provided in the vicinity of the elevator door, a face area extraction unit, a wheelchair area estimation unit, and a wheelchair existence judgment unit. The image processing apparatus is operated in the following manner, that is, one or a plurality of passengers' face area is identified by the face area extraction unit based on the image picked-up by the TV camera, and the position of the face area on the image is detected. If the passenger is sitting on a wheelchair, the area where the wheelchair is likely to exist on the image is estimated by the wheelchair area estimation unit from the position of the face area. The estimated area where the wheelchair is likely to exist is checked by the wheelchair existence judgment unit, to thereby judge whether the wheelchair exists.
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