Information processing apparatus, method of computer control, computer readable medium, and computer data signal

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

an image pickup unit that takes an image of a first face;

a first extraction unit that extracts a first image pattern as a correct solution pattern from a sample image of a second face, the first image pattern being an image pattern of a target part of the second face;

a second extraction unit that determines, based on the first image pattern, a second image pattern as a counterexample pattern from the sample image, the second image pattern being an image pattern adjacent to the correct solution pattern;

a learning unit that learns a pattern recognition of the target part based on the first image pattern and the second image pattern;

an identification unit that identifies a face area of the first face from the taken image of the first face, the face area being an area where the first face is shown; and

a detection unit that detects a position of the target part from the first face area based on the pattern recognition of the target part.

2. The image processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , which comprises:

a determination unit that determines a search area based on color information of the first face, the search area being an area where a search is made for the target part,

wherein the detection unit detects the position of the target part from the search area based on the pattern recognition of the target part.

3. The image processing apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein

the target part is a mouth corner, and

the determination unit determines the search area based on a red component of complexion of the first face area.

4. The image processing apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein

the target part is a nose, and

the determination unit determines the search area based on luminance of complexion of the first face area.

5. A control method of an image processing apparatus, which comprises:

taking an image of a first face;

extracting, using a processor, a first image pattern as a correct solution pattern from a sample image of a second face, the first image pattern being an image pattern of a target part of the second face;

determining, based on the first image pattern, a second image pattern as a counterexample pattern from the sample image, the second image pattern being an image pattern adjacent to the correct solution pattern;

learning a pattern recognition of the target part based on the first image pattern and the second image pattern;

identifying a face area of the first face from the taken image of the first face, the face area being an area where the first face is shown; and

detecting a position of the target part from the first face area based on the pattern recognition of the target part.

6. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for controlling an image processing apparatus, which comprises:

taking an image of a first face;

extracting a first image pattern as a correct solution pattern from a sample image of a second face, the first image pattern being an image pattern of a target part of the second face;

determining, based on the first image pattern, a second image pattern as a counterexample pattern from the sample image, the second image pattern being an image pattern adjacent to the correct solution pattern;

learning a pattern recognition of the target part based on the first image pattern and the second image pattern;

identifying a face area of the first face from the taken image of the first face, the face area being an area where the first face is shown; and

detecting a position of the target part from the first face area based on the pattern recognition of the target part.