To highly accurately extract a representative image from moving images.
A representative image extraction apparatus for extracting the representative image from an inputted moving image comprises: a representative image determination means for determining a representative candidate image from a prescribed section included in the moving image; a face image recognition means for recognizing a face image by collating the representative candidate image with a plurality of face templates having at least a preliminarily set face image and personal identification information corresponding to the face image; and a representative image decision means for searching a representative image on the basis of a collated result corresponding to the personal identification information obtained by the face image recognition means and then outputting the searched representative image.
SIMON CLIPPINGDALE
MOCHIZUKI TAKAHIRO
TADENUMA MAKOTO
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