IP Library Granted Patent US 7,616,785
Granted Patent B2
US 7,616,785 · App. 10/540,060 · Granted Nov 10, 2009

Living eye judging method and living eye judging device

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Patent No.
US 7,616,785
App. No.
10/540,060
Granted
Nov 10, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

An eye (EY) of a person to be shot is illuminated coaxially with the optical axis of a camera ( 11 ), and then, is shot. At this time, a retinal reflex is caused and the luminance in the pupil region becomes high if the eye (EY) is a living eye. A living eye judgment section ( 17 ) judges whether an eye included in the image is a living eye is performed based on the luminance in the pupil region of the image captured by the camera ( 11 ).

Claims (16)

1. A living eye judging method comprising:

a first step of obtaining an image captured by shooting a subject with illumination coaxial with an optical axis of a camera; and

a second step of judging whether an eye included in the image is a living eye or not based on luminance in a pupil region of the eye in the image,

wherein in the second step, the eye is judged as a living eye when a difference in luminance between in the pupil region and in an iris region or a luminance ratio of the pupil region to the iris region is larger than a threshold value.

2. A living eye judging method comprising:

a first step of obtaining a first image captured by shooting a subject with illumination coaxial with an optical axis of a camera and a second image captured by shooting the subject with illumination having an optical axis different from the optical axis of the camera; and

a second step of judging whether an eye included in the first and second images is a living eye or not based on luminance in pupil regions of the eye in the first and second images,

wherein the second step includes the steps of:

obtaining a first luminance difference, which is a difference in luminance between the pupil region and an iris region in the first image, and a second difference, which is a difference in luminance between the pupil region and an iris region in the second image; and

judging the eye as a living eye when an absolute value of a difference between the first luminance difference and the second luminance difference is larger than a predetermined threshold value.

3. A living eye judging method comprising:

a first step of obtaining a first image captured by shooting a subject with illumination coaxial with an optical axis of a camera and a second image captured by shooting the subject with illumination having an optical axis different from the optical axis of the camera; and

a second step of judging whether an eye included in the first and second images is a living eye or not based on luminance in pupil regions of the eye in the first and second images,

wherein the second step includes the steps of:

obtaining a first luminance ratio, which is a ratio in luminance of the pupil region to an iris region in the first image, and a second luminance ratio, which is a ratio in luminance of the pupil region to an iris region in the second image; and

judging the eye as a living eye when a ratio of the first luminance ratio to the second luminance ratio is larger than a predetermined threshold value.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 033033/0163 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 24, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021897/0653 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2005
From: KONDO, KENJI; AZUMA, TAKEO
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018089/0393 →