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User interface and authentication for a virtual mirror

  • US 8,976,160 B2
  • Filed: 04/15/2014
  • Issued: 03/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computerized system for operating a monitor, a camera, and a processor, so as to display a mirror-mimicking image on the monitor, comprising:

  • on a device having the processor and a memory storing a program for execution by the processor, the program including instructions for;

    operating the monitor in an idle mode while sensing for presence of a user;

    upon detecting the presence of a user, automatically and without the user prompting performing the steps;

    initiating a mirror-mimicking mode by capturing images from the camera and operating on the images by the processor to generate mirror-mimicking images;

    displaying the mirror-mimicking images on the monitor; and

    initiating an authentication process to authenticate the user;

    the method further comprises;

    flipping the images about a vertical axis so as to reverse right and left sides of the images;

    applying a transformation mapping to the images to modify the images to appears to mimic a reflection of a mirror;

    resizing the images to reduce variations caused by changes in the object'"'"'s distance to the camera; and

    displaying the images on the monitor after performing the flipping, transformation mapping, and resizing.

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