Intelligent equipment-based gender identification method and device

The invention discloses an intelligent equipment-based gender identification method. The method comprises the following steps of: S1, obtaining an image of a target person above the shoulders; S2, calculating a head size of the target person according to the image; and S3, when the head size of the target person is greater than a predetermined value R, intercepting the neck area of the image to analyze whether Adam's apple exists or not, if the analysis result is positive, judging the target person as a male, and otherwise, judging the target person as a female. According to the method and device, technological means such as greyscale and the like can be provided for improving the male-female identification correctness through gender features of males and females, namely, Adam's apple feature of males (males have Adam's apple and females normally do not have Adam's apple). A camera is used for carrying out gender screening on users, and detected gender information is utilized to decrease a search range of ide