Face recognition system and method
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1. An improved security surveillance process for comparing a plurality of 2D pictures of individuals comprising a first group with 2D pictures of individuals comprising a second group, said process comprising the steps of:
- generating 3D image data for facial pictures of each individual in said first group;
generating a plurality of angularly offset 2D images from said 3D image data for each individual in said first group;
generating a plurality of 2D picture images for individuals in a second group within a surveillance field; and
comparing ones of said plurality of 2D images for an individual of said first group with a 2D image for an individual in said second group.
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Abstract
A method of automatically recognizing a human face includes developing a three-dimensional model of a face; and generating a number of two-dimensional images based on the three-dimensional model. The generated two-dimensional images are then enrolled in a database and searched against an input image to identifying the face of the input image.
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40 Claims
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1. An improved security surveillance process for comparing a plurality of 2D pictures of individuals comprising a first group with 2D pictures of individuals comprising a second group, said process comprising the steps of:
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generating 3D image data for facial pictures of each individual in said first group;
generating a plurality of angularly offset 2D images from said 3D image data for each individual in said first group;
generating a plurality of 2D picture images for individuals in a second group within a surveillance field; and
comparing ones of said plurality of 2D images for an individual of said first group with a 2D image for an individual in said second group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An improved surveillance system for identifying an individual based upon previously recorded 3D facial image data sets for a plurality of individuals comprising a first group of individuals, said system comprising:
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a 3D camera for generating 3D facial image data of a plurality of individuals comprising said first group of individuals;
means for generating a plurality of 2D images for each individual in said first group by slicing said 3D facial data for each individual at a plurality of predetermined angular offsets of said 3D image data;
a 2D camera for generating pictures of a plurality of individuals comprising a second predetermined group within an optical field of surveillance; and
a comparator for successively analyzing a plurality of 2D images of individuals of said first group with 2D images of individuals of said second group to identify a possible match of individuals included in both said first and second groups. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of automatically recognizing a human face, said method comprising:
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developing a three-dimensional model of a face; and
generating a plurality of two-dimensional images based on said three-dimensional model. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 12. The method of 8, further comprising developing a database of two-dimensional images based on three-dimensional facial models.
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21. A system of automatically recognizing a human face, said method comprising:
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means for developing a three-dimensional model of a face; and
means for generating a plurality of two-dimensional images based on said three-dimensional facial model. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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- 33. Software recorded on a computer-readable medium, said software, when executed, causing a computer to generating a plurality of two-dimensional images based on a three-dimensional facial model.
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