Method for identifying individuals from analysis of elemental shapes derived from biosensor data
First Claim
1. A method for identifying individuals from biosensor data, comprising the steps of(a) generating a thermal image of a portion of an individual'"'"'s body in accordance with the thermal energy patterns thereof;
- (b) processing said thermal image to produce a digital representation thereof, said digital representation comprising a matrix of pixels, the intensity of each pixel corresponding with the level of thermal energy of a corresponding portion of said image;
(c) normalizing said image in order to eliminate variables therefrom, thereby to produce an image containing elemental shapes comprising contours corresponding with unique structural features of the individual; and
(d) storing said normalized digital representation of said image, whereby a unique digital representation is created and stored for every individual for subsequent identification.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying individuals is characterized by the analysis of elemental shapes derived from biosensor data presented in n dimensions, particularly facial thermograms. A thermal image of the individual'"'"'s face is generated in accordance with the thermal energy patterns thereof. The thermal image is converted to a digital representation comprising a matrix of pixels, the intensity of each pixel corresponding with the level of thermal energy of a corresponding portion of the image. The digital representation of the image is normalized for size and equalized to a standard histogram to produce an image containing elemental shapes comprising contours corresponding with unique structural features of the individual.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for identifying individuals from biosensor data, comprising the steps of
(a) generating a thermal image of a portion of an individual'"'"'s body in accordance with the thermal energy patterns thereof; -
(b) processing said thermal image to produce a digital representation thereof, said digital representation comprising a matrix of pixels, the intensity of each pixel corresponding with the level of thermal energy of a corresponding portion of said image; (c) normalizing said image in order to eliminate variables therefrom, thereby to produce an image containing elemental shapes comprising contours corresponding with unique structural features of the individual; and (d) storing said normalized digital representation of said image, whereby a unique digital representation is created and stored for every individual for subsequent identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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