Face recognition system and method therefor
First Claim
1. A method of providing access, comprising:
- capturing an image of a subject;
performing a head finding process of said image;
performing an eye finding process of said image; and
normalizing said image.
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Abstract
A method and system for automated face recognition overcomes operational difficulties such as: face finding problems, inability to recognize some ethnic groups, inability to enroll users, pose, and being too slow for high volume usage. The automated face recognition system uses a new face finding and an automated eye finding approach combined with an intelligent metric. A small template size of the face biometric (biomatrix), of under 90 bytes, is provided, which allows templates to be placed on any size chip or into two dimensional (2-D) barcodes for self-authenticating documents, as well as for quick easy transmission over the internet, wireless devices, or Ethernet (i.e., LAN, WAN, etc.). The small template also provides quick identification and authentication speed, as well as minimal storage requirements, small processing requirements, and increased processing speed. The system can be included in dolls, games, auto theft deterrent systems and drowsiness detection systems.
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62 Claims
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1. A method of providing access, comprising:
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capturing an image of a subject;
performing a head finding process of said image;
performing an eye finding process of said image; and
normalizing said image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of detecting drowsiness in a driver operating a vehicle, comprising:
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monitoring at least one of eye movement and head movement of the driver; and
triggering an alarm when said at least one of eye movement and head movement reaches a predetermined threshold value.
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41. A method of performing security on passengers traveling on a vehicle, comprising:
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encoding a passenger'"'"'s biomatrix on a boarding pass; and
comparing said biomatrix to a predetermined database of passengers. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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43. A method of providing personalized game play to a user, comprising:
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receiving a selection of a character for personalized play in a game;
capturing an image of the user; and
replacing said character in said game with said image of the user. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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45. A toy comprising:
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means for recognizing a face of a user; and
means for notifying said user whether said face is recognized. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method of providing access, comprising:
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capturing an image of a subject against a fixed background using an image capturing device;
normalizing said image;
performing an identification process of said image; and
performing an authentication process using said image.
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57. A method of enrolling a subject in a biometric system, comprising:
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capturing an image of the subject using an image capturing device;
performing a head finding process of said image;
performing an eye finding process of said image;
normalizing said image; and
storing said image.
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58. A system for providing access, comprising:
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means for capturing an image of a subject;
means for performing a head finding process of said image;
means for performing an eye finding process of said image; and
means for normalizing said image. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62)
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