System and method using thermal image analysis for polygraph testing
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1. A method for use in detecting deception of a person, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of frames of thermal image data of at least a region of a face of a person; and
transforming the thermal image data to blood flow rate data for use in determining whether the person is deceptive or non-deceptive, wherein transforming the thermal image data comprises calculating change of blood flow rate over the plurality of frames of the thermal image data.
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Thermal image data of at least a region of a face of a person is provided. The thermal image data is transformed to blood flow rate data and may be used to determine whether the person is deceptive or non-deceptive based on the blood flow rate data, e.g., deceptive with respect to an elicited response from the person.
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1. A method for use in detecting deception of a person, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of frames of thermal image data of at least a region of a face of a person; and
transforming the thermal image data to blood flow rate data for use in determining whether the person is deceptive or non-deceptive, wherein transforming the thermal image data comprises calculating change of blood flow rate over the plurality of frames of the thermal image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for use in detecting deception of a person, the system comprising:
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a thermal infrared image device operable to provide a plurality of frames of thermal image data of at least a region of a face of a person; and
a computing apparatus operable upon the thermal image data to transform the thermal image data to blood flow rate data for use in determining whether the person is deceptive non-deceptive, wherein the transformation of the thermal image data to blood flow rate data comprises calculating change of blood flow rate over the plurality of frames of the thermal image data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for use in detecting deception of a person, the method comprising:
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providing thermal image data of at least a region of a face of a person; and
transforming the thermal image data to blood flow rate data for use in determining whether the person is deceptive or non-deceptive, wherein transforming the thermal image data comprises transforming the thermal image data using a thermodynamic model where change of blood flow rate is inversely proportional to the square of skin temperature deviation from a core temperature of a human body. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for use in detecting deception of a person, the system comprising:
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a thermal infrared image device operable to provide thermal image date of at least a region of a face of a person; and
a computing apparatus operable upon the thermal image data to transform the thermal image data to blood flow rate data for use in determining whether the person is deceptive or non-deceptive, wherein transforming the thermal image data comprises using a thermodynamic model where change of blood flow rate is inversely proportional to the square of skin temperature deviation from a core temperature of a human body. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A polygraph method for use in determining whether a person is being deceptive or non-deceptive with respect to a response elicited from the person, the method comprising:
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capturing a plurality of frames of thermal image data from at least one region of the face of the person during at least the elicited response;
transforming the thermal image data to blood flow rate data, wherein transforming the thermal image data to blood flow rate data comprises calculating change of blood flow rate over the plurality of the frames of the thermal image data; and
classifying the person as deceptive or non-deceptive with respect to the elicited response based on the blood flow rate data. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A polygraph method for use in determining whether a person is being deceptive or non-deceptive with respect to a response elicited from the person, the method comprising:
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capturing thermal image data from at least one region of the face of the person during at least the elicited response;
transforming the thermal image data to blood flow rate data representative of a change of blood flow rate over time in the at least one region of the face, wherein transforming the thermal image data comprises transforming the thermal image data using a thermodynamic model where change of blood flow rate is inversely proportional to the square of skin temperature deviation from a core temperature of a human body; and
classifying the person as deceptive or non-deceptive with respect to the elicited response based on the blood flow rate data. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A method for use in monitoring blood flow rate, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of frames of thermal image data of at least a region of a face of a person; and
transforming the thermal image data to blood flow rare information, wherein transforming the thermal image data to blood flow rate information comprises calculating change of blood flow rate over the plurality of the frames. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A system for use in monitoring blood flow rate, the system comprising:
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a thermal infrared image device operable to provide a plurality of frames of thermal image data of at least a region of a face of a person; and
a computing apparatus operable upon the thermal image data to transform the thermal image data to blood flow rate information, wherein the transformation of the thermal image data to blood flow rate data comprises calculating change of blood flow rate over the plurality of the frames of the thermal image. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method for use in monitoring blood flow rate, the method comprising:
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providing thermal image data of at least a region of a face of a person; and
transforming the thermal image data to blood flow rate information, wherein transforming the thermal image data comprises transforming the thermal image data using a thermodynamic modal where change of blood flow rate is inversely proportional to the square of skin temperature deviation from a core temperature of a human body. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A system for use in monitoring blood flow rate, the system comprising:
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a thermal infrared image device operable to provide thermal image data of at least a region of a face of a person; and
a computing apparatus operable upon the thermal image data to transform the thermal image data to blood flow rate information, wherein the computing apparatus is operable to transform the thermal image data using a thermodynamic model where change of blood flow rate is inversely proportional to the square of skin temperature deviation from a core temperature of a human body. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59)
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