<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate improper allocation in detecting a plurality of candidates of feature-point sets by determining the allocation of facial feature points, according to the consistency to three-dimensional model information. <P>SOLUTION: A facial feature point detecting system comprises an image input section 12 for inputting the image, including human facial part, a feature-point-set candidate detecting section 14 for detecting the feature-point-set candidate consisting of feature points of a plurality of types, an association error calculating section 16 for calculating the association error between the detected feature point set and the corresponding feature point set on the three-dimensional facial model, and a consistency evaluating section 18 for determining the consistency of the detected feature-point-set candidate. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT 
FACIAL FEATURE POINT DETECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF