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Facial contour recognition for identification

  • US 20170186170A1
  • Filed: 12/24/2015
  • Published: 06/29/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2015
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system comprising:

  • a light source having a left portion, a center portion, and a right portion, wherein each of the portions is selectively controllable to provide selective illumination of a face of a user;

    a 2-dimensional (2D) camera having an imager to provide image data of the face under the selective illumination;

    a light source controller to control the light source; and

    a contour analyzer to analyze shadows cast by features on the face under the selective illumination provided by the portions, wherein the contour analyzer is to compute contours of the face based on the shadows; and

    a shadow analyzer to;

    detect the shadows;

    determine a size of the shadows; and

    compute a height of the features that cast the shadows.

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