A device and a method for detecting a face area are provided to assign a face feature code to a face image of the predetermined person and search the predetermined person captured or recorded in a real-time DVR(Digital Video Recorder) input image based on the face feature code, thereby recording, searching, and reproducing a face image of a person easily. A plurality of face images(10) is captured by using an infrared light source and a camera equipped with an infrared iris. An FDR(Face Detection and Recognition) unit(20) assigns the face feature code, which is stored to a database through an internal operation. A face server(30) receives the face feature code through the network, determines match of fate feature by comparing the received face feature code with a face feature code database, and transmits a determination result to the FDR unit. The face server stores the face feature code received from the FDR unit to a database and stores information of the face image extracted by the FDR unit to a separate database.
APPARATUS FOR FACE DETECTION AND RECOGNITION AND METHOD FOR FACE DETECTION AND RECOGNITION