Automated Video Presence Detection

• US 20090123035A1
• Filed: 11/13/2007
• Published: 05/14/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Philonenko, Laurent F., Jain, Mukul, Khouri, Joseph F.
• Application Number:
  US11/939,289
• Publication Number:
  US 20090123035A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/115
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/52 Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

In an embodiment, a method includes receiving an image of a conference attendee. The method also includes extracting biometric information associated with the conference attendee from the image and determining a status of the conference attendee. The method further includes communicating the status of the conference attendee in response to determining the status of the conference attendee.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an image of a conference attendee, the image comprising biometric information associated with the conference attendee;

extracting the biometric information associated with the conference attendee from the image;

determining a status of the conference attendee; and

communicating the status of the conference attendee in response to determining the status of the conference attendee.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the extracted biometric information matches biometric information associated with a known identification;

associating the conference attendee with the known identification in response to determining that the extracted biometric information matches biometric information associated with a known identification.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising associating the conference attendee with a generic identification in response to determining that the extracted biometric information does not match biometric information associated with a known identification.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein determining whether the extracted biometric information matches biometric information associated with a known identification comprises comparing the extracted biometric information to biometric information associated with a conference attendee scheduled to attend the conference.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein determining whether the extracted biometric information matches biometric information associated with a known identification comprises comparing the extracted biometric information to biometric information stored in an enterprise directory, wherein the biometric information stored in the enterprise directory is associated with one or more enterprise users.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an image of a conference attendee occurs in response to determining that a conference attendee is exiting a conference site.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an image of a conference attendee occurs in response to determining that a conference attendee is entering a conference site.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining that one or more necessary conference participants are present, wherein necessary conference participants include one or more conference attendees indicated as necessary.

9. An apparatus comprising a processor operable to:

receive an image of a conference attendee, the image comprising biometric information associated with the conference attendee; and

extract the biometric information associated with the conference attendee from the image;

determine a status of the conference attendee; and

communicate the status of the conference attendee in response to determining the status of the conference attendee.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further operable to:

determine whether the extracted biometric information matches biometric information associated with a known identification;

associate the conference attendee with the known identification in response to determining that the extracted biometric information matches biometric information associated with a known identification.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor is further operable to associate the conference attendee with a generic identification in response to determining that the extracted biometric information does not match biometric information associated with a known identification.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein a processor operable to determine whether the extracted biometric information matches biometric information associated with a known identification comprises a processor operable to compare the extracted biometric information to biometric information associated with a conference attendee scheduled to attend the conference.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein a processor operable to determine whether the extracted biometric information matches biometric information associated with a known identification comprises a processor operable to compare the extracted biometric information to biometric information stored in an enterprise directory, wherein the biometric information stored in the enterprise directory is associated with one or more enterprise users.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein a processor operable to receive an image of a conference attendee comprises a processor operable to receive an image of a conference attendee in response to determining that a conference attendee is exiting a conference site.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein a processor operable to receive an image of a conference attendee comprises a processor operable to receive an image of a conference attendee in response to determining that a conference attendee is entering a conference site.

16. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further operable to determine that one or more necessary conference participants are present, wherein necessary conference participants include one or more conference attendees indicated as necessary.

17. Logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to:

receive an image of a conference attendee, the image comprising biometric information associated with the conference attendee; and

extract the biometric information associated with the conference attendee from the image;

determine a status of the conference attendee; and

communicate the status of the conference attendee in response to determining the status of the conference attendee.

18. The logic of claim 17, wherein the logic is further operable to:

determine whether the extracted biometric information matches biometric information associated with a known identification;

associate the conference attendee with the known identification in response to determining that the extracted biometric information matches biometric information associated with a known identification.

19. The logic of claim 18, wherein the logic is further operable to associate the conference attendee with a generic identification in response to determining that the extracted biometric information does not match biometric information associated with a known identification.

20. The logic of claim 18, wherein logic to determine whether the extracted biometric information matches biometric information associated with a known identification comprises logic operable to compare the extracted biometric information to biometric information stored in an enterprise directory, wherein the biometric information stored in the enterprise directory is associated with one or more enterprise users.

21. The logic of claim 18, wherein logic operable to determine whether the extracted biometric information matches biometric information associated with a known identification comprises logic operable to compare the extracted biometric information to biometric information associated with a conference attendee scheduled to attend the conference.

22. The logic of claim 17, wherein logic operable to receive an image of a conference attendee comprises logic operable to receive an image of a conference attendee in response to determining that a conference attendee is exiting a conference site.

23. The logic of claim 17, wherein logic operable to receive an image of a conference attendee comprises logic operable to receive an image of a conference attendee in response to determining that a conference attendee is entering a conference site.

24. The logic of claim 17, wherein the logic is further operable to determine that one or more necessary conference participants are present, wherein necessary conference participants include one or more conference attendees indicated as necessary.

25. A system comprising:

means for receiving an image of a conference attendee, the image comprising biometric information associated with the conference attendee;

means for extracting the biometric information associated with the conference attendee from the image;

means for determining a status of the conference attendee; and

means for communicating the status of the conference attendee in response to determining the status of the conference attendee.