Obtaining person-specific images in a public venue
First Claim
1. A method of capturing and distributing images of a patron in a venue, the method comprising the steps of:
- capturing electronic visual images at the venue, in which the patron is represented in at least a subset of those images;
performing image analysis on the images in order to identify those images in which the patron is represented;
storing the captured electronic visual images in which the patron is represented in association with an electronic identifier of the patron;
retrieving for distribution visual images in which the patron is represented on the basis of the electronic identifier.
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Abstract
Collecting images of a patron in an entertainment venue is performed by facial recognition of the patron'"'"'s face within the images, simplifying the storage and distribution of the images for a patron. In order to enhance the reliability of the facial recognition system, information about the patron that is not directly related, to most facial recognition systems, including clothes, height, other associated people, use of glasses and jewelry, disposition of facial hair, and more, can be used. Some of the characteristics used can be specific to a particular date or event, and which will not be more generally characteristic of the patron. The facial recognition system can also be used to identify the patron requesting images to be collected.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of capturing and distributing images of a patron in a venue, the method comprising the steps of:
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capturing electronic visual images at the venue, in which the patron is represented in at least a subset of those images;
performing image analysis on the images in order to identify those images in which the patron is represented;
storing the captured electronic visual images in which the patron is represented in association with an electronic identifier of the patron;
retrieving for distribution visual images in which the patron is represented on the basis of the electronic identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of capturing and distributing images of a specific patron among many patrons in a venue, the method comprising the steps of:
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capturing electronic visual images of many patrons at the venue, in which the specific patron is represented in at least a subset of those images;
performing image analysis on the captured images, resulting in a descriptor of at least one patron represented within each image, wherein the descriptor includes quantitative information about physical characteristics of the patron;
storing the captured electronic visual images in association with the quantitative descriptors of at least one patron represented within each image;
obtaining an electronic visual reference image of the specific patron;
performing a reference image analysis on the reference image, resulting in a quantitative descriptor of the specific patron;
retrieving for distribution visual images in which the patron is represented by comparing the descriptor of the specific patron with the descriptors associated with the stored images. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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