METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING USAGE RIGHTS AND USER MODES BASED ON FACE RECOGNITION

• US 20160085950A1
• Filed: 07/25/2014
• Published: 03/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Company Limited (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Company Limited (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: CHEN, Xiling
• Application Number:
  US14/762,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20160085950A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/166 using acquisition arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/171 Local features and components; Facial parts eye characteristics G06V40/18; Occluding parts, e.g. glasses; Geometrical relationships
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/172 Classification, e.g. identification
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/178 estimating age from face image; using age information for improving recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/179 metadata assisted face recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A method and system for controlling usage rights and user modes based on face recognition are provided. The method herein includes the steps: recognizing face data of a current user of the mobile terminal by a face-recognition technology; and providing a usage right and/or a user mode suited to an identity of the current user for the current user according to the recognized face data. The chance of misuse is decreased by the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for controlling usage rights and user modes of a mobile terminal based on face recognition, comprising:

recognizing face data of a current user of the mobile terminal by a face-recognition technology through a camera of the mobile terminal; and

providing a usage right and/or a user mode suited to an identity of the current user for the current user according to the recognized face data;

wherein the step of providing the usage right suited to the identity of the current user for the current user according to the recognized face data comprises;

acquiring a usage right grade of predetermined functions when the user uses the predetermined functions of the mobile terminal; and

directly starting the predetermined functions corresponding to the usage right grade of a stranger if the usage right grade of the predetermined functions belongs to the usage right grade of the stranger;

wherein the step providing the user mode suited to the identity of the current user for the current user according to the recognized face data comprises;

analyzing a face information which is photographed, determining age and sex of the user; and

automatically setting the user mode of the mobile terminal according to the age and sex of the user.

2. The method for controlling usage rights and user modes of a mobile terminal based on face recognition according to claim 1, wherein the step of providing the usage right suited to the identity of the current user for the current user according to the recognized face data further comprises:

starting the camera of the mobile terminal to photograph if the usage right grade of the predetermined functions does not belong to the usage right grade of the stranger;

comparing the obtained face information with a face information stored in the mobile terminal;

starting the predetermined functions corresponding to the usage right grade of an administrator according to the comparison when the usage right grade of the predetermined functions is the usage right grade of the administrator, and when the photographed face information belonging to the administrator is determined; and

starting the predetermined functions corresponding to the usage right grade of relatives and friends according to the comparison when the usage right grade of the predetermined functions is the usage right grade of the relatives and friends, and when the photographed face information belonging to the administrator or the relatives and friends is determined.

3. The method for controlling usage rights and user modes of a mobile terminal based on face recognition according to claim 1, wherein the step of acquiring the usage right grade of the predetermined functions further comprises:

prompting that the user has no permission to use the predetermined function if the user does not have the usage right grade of the predetermined functions.

4. The method for controlling usage rights and user modes of a mobile terminal based on face recognition according to claim 1, wherein the user modes comprises a kid mode, a teenager mode, a young man mode, a young lady mode, and an elder mode.

5. A method for controlling usage rights and user modes of a mobile terminal based on face recognition, comprising:

recognizing face data of a current user of the mobile terminal by a face-recognition technology through a camera of the mobile terminal; and

providing a usage right and/or a user mode suited to an identity of the current user for the current user according to the recognized face data.

6. The method for controlling usage rights and user modes of a mobile terminal based on face recognition according to claim 5, wherein the step of providing the usage right suited to the identity of the current user for the current user according to the recognized face data comprises:

acquiring a usage right grade of predetermined functions when the user uses the predetermined functions of the mobile terminal;

directly starting the predetermined functions corresponding to the usage right grade of the stranger if the usage right grade of the predetermined functions belongs to the usage right grade of a stranger;

starting the camera of the mobile terminal to photograph and obtain a face information of the user if the usage right grade of the predetermined functions does not belong to the usage right grade of the stranger, and comparing the obtained face information with a face information stored in the mobile terminal; and

executing the following steps;

starting the predetermined functions corresponding to the usage right grade of the administrator according to the comparison when the usage right grade of the predetermined functions is the usage right grade of an administrator, and when the photographed face information belonging to the administrator is determined; and

starting the predetermined functions corresponding to the usage right grade of the relatives and friends according to the comparison when the usage right grade of the predetermined functions is the usage right grade of relatives and friends, and when the photographed face information belonging the administrator or the relatives and friends is determined.

7. The method for controlling usage rights and user modes of a mobile terminal based on face recognition according to claim 6, wherein the step of acquiring the usage right grade of the predetermined functions comprises prompting that the user has no permission to use the predetermined function if the user does not have the usage right grade of the predetermined functions.

8. The method for controlling usage rights and user modes of a mobile terminal based on face recognition according to claim 5, wherein the step of providing the user mode suited to the identity of the current user for the current user according to the recognized face data comprises:

analyzing a face information which is photographed, determining age and sex of the user, and automatically setting the user mode of the mobile terminal according to the determined age and sex of the user.

9. The method for controlling usage rights and user modes of a mobile terminal based on face recognition according to claim 8, wherein the user modes comprises a kid mode, a teenager mode, a young man mode, a young lady mode, and an elder mode.

10. A system for controlling usage rights and user modes of a mobile terminal based on face recognition, comprising:

a control module configured to recognize face data of a current user of the mobile terminal by a face-recognition technology through a camera of the mobile terminal, and to provide a usage right and/or a user mode suited to an identity of the current user for the current user according to the recognized face data, wherein the control module comprises;

a usage right grade acquiring unit configured to acquire a usage right grade of predetermined functions when the user uses the predetermined functions of the mobile terminal, and to directly start the predetermined functions corresponding to the usage right grade of a stranger if the usage right grade of the predetermined functions belongs to the sage right grade of the stranger.

11. The system for controlling usage rights and user modes of a mobile terminal based on face recognition according to claim 10, wherein the control module comprises:

a photograph comparing unit configured to start the camera of the mobile terminal to photograph and obtain a face information of the user when the usage right grade of the predetermined functions acquired by the usage right grade acquiring unit does not belong to the usage right grade of the stranger, and to compare the obtained face information with a face information stored in the mobile terminal; and

a function starting unit configured to start the predetermined functions corresponding to the usage right grade of an administrator when the usage right grade of the predetermined functions acquired by the usage right grade acquiring unit belongs to the usage right grade of the administrator, and when the photograph comparing unit determines that the photographed face information belongs to the administrator; and

configured to start the predetermined functions corresponding to the usage right grade of relatives and friends when the usage right grade of the predetermined functions acquired by the usage right grade acquiring unit belongs to the usage right grade of the relatives and friends, and when the photograph comparing unit determines that the photographed face information belongs to the relatives and friends.

12. The system for controlling usage rights and user modes of a mobile terminal based on face recognition according to claim 11, wherein the function starting unit is further configured to prompt that the user has no permission to use the predetermined functions when the user has no the usage right grade of the predetermined function.

13. The system for controlling usage rights and user modes of a mobile terminal based on face recognition according to claim 10, wherein the control module is further configured to analyze a face information which is photographed, to determine age and sex of the user, and to automatically set the user mode of the mobile terminal according to the determined age and sex of the user.

14. The system for controlling usage rights and user modes of a mobile terminal based on face recognition according to claim 10, wherein the mobile terminal is a mobile phone.

15. The system for controlling usage rights and user modes of a mobile terminal based on face recognition according to claim 10, wherein the user mode comprises a kid mode, a teenager mode, a young man mode, a young lady mode, and an elder mode.