Dual band biometric identification system
First Claim
1. A method for biometric recognition, comprising the steps of:
- combining a first band imager and a second band imager into a dual-band system;
generating from said dual-band system corresponding images of a specified body area of a subject, said corresponding images comprising a first band image and a second band image;
responsive to anatomical characteristics of said specified body area, determining for said first band image which portions of said image are degraded;
encoding said degraded portions in an encoded image;
creating a composite image comprising separate layers for at least said first band image, said second band image, and said encoded image; and
using said composite image to identify said subject.
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Abstract
A biometric identification system directed toward use of dual-band visual-infrared imaging with appropriate techniques for integrating the analysis of both images to distinguish less reliable from more reliable image components, so as to generate a composite image comprised of layers. Correlation and analysis of the composite layers enables improved reliability in identification. The method and apparatus of the invention provide for efficient and optimized use of dual-band imaging for biometric identification of faces, fingerprints, palm and hand prints, sweat pore patterns, wrist veins, and other anatomical features of humans and animals.
One embodiment includes the addition of a thermal infrared camera to a visual facial recognition system, with the IR image used to determine that the subject is alive and locate any features which are disguised. Another embodiment adds a visual camera to a thermal infrared facial recognition system, with areas of the visual image used to add colors and to fill-in behind eyeglasses which block the thermal infrared signature.
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1. A method for biometric recognition, comprising the steps of:
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combining a first band imager and a second band imager into a dual-band system;
generating from said dual-band system corresponding images of a specified body area of a subject, said corresponding images comprising a first band image and a second band image;
responsive to anatomical characteristics of said specified body area, determining for said first band image which portions of said image are degraded;
encoding said degraded portions in an encoded image;
creating a composite image comprising separate layers for at least said first band image, said second band image, and said encoded image; and
using said composite image to identify said subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for biometric recognition, comprising:
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means for combining a first band imager and a second band imager into a dual-band system;
means for generating from said dual-band system corresponding images of a specified body area of a subject, said corresponding images comprising a first band image and a second band image;
means, responsive to anatomical characteristics of said specified body area, for determining for said first band image which portions of said image are degraded;
means for encoding said degraded portions in an encoded image;
means for creating a composite image comprising separate layers for at least said first band image, said second band image, and said encoded image; and
means for using said composite image to identify said subject. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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