Enhanced lips detection and tracking system

M. H. Sadaghiani, Kah Phooi Seng, Siew Wen Chin, Li Minn Ang

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Abstract

In this paper, an adjustable processing window based on lips-skin ratio is proposed to enhance the lips detection and tracking algorithm presented in [1]. The algorithm suggested in [1] is only working well if the tracked subject is moving horizontally with the same lips size. The fixed small window is failed to be used to capture the whole lips region which gradually increased when the subject moves towards the detection device. In this paper, a lips-skin ratio is keep tracked to ensure that in every small window, the entire lips region is properly encircled which a certain skin region. If the obtained ratio is greater than the threshold, means the lips region has exited the window; the size of window is hence adjusted till it satisfies the threshold value. The proposed approach is adapted into [1] and the simulation results have manifested an improvement of the overall watershed lips segmentation and detection system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationVisual Informatics
Subtitle of host publicationBridging Research and Practice - First International Visual Informatics Conference, Conference, IVIC 2009, Proceedings
Pages254-265
Number of pages12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event1st International Visual Informatics Conference, IVIC 2009 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: 11 Nov 200913 Nov 2009

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume5857 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference1st International Visual Informatics Conference, IVIC 2009
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period11/11/0913/11/09

Keywords

  • Audio-visual speech recognition
  • H filtering
  • Lips detection and tracking
  • Lips-skin ratio
  • Watershed

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