Managed biometric-based notification system and method

• US 9,141,863 B2
• Filed: 07/21/2008
• Issued: 09/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FaceFirst, LLC
• Original Assignee: FaceFirst, LLC
• Inventors: Rosenkrantz, Joseph Ethan
• Primary Examiner(s): Park, Chan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Thomas, Mia M
• Application Number:
  US12/177,103
• Publication Number:
  US 20100014717A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,619 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/22 Matching criteria, e.g. proximity measures
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/95 structured as a network, e.g. client-server architectures
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/10 Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/168 Feature extraction; Face representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/44 Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards H04N5/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

A managed biometric-based notification system and method is provided. The system includes at least one image acquiring system adapted to capture a first content comprising a feature set, a comparison module including at least one processor, at least one database comprising a second content, the second content comprising a feature set, at least one search engine operatively coupled with the at least one image acquiring system and the at least one database, a memory, the at least one processor operatively coupled with the at least one image acquiring system and the at least one search engine, programmed to execute a series of instructions, stored on the memory, to process the feature set of the first content and a feature set of the second content, at least one notification component including at least one transmitted data point, a content management module, and at least one pre-selected receiving node.

Claims

1. A multiuser managed biometric-based notification system, comprising:

at least one image acquiring system captures a first content comprising a facial feature set of a live human being;

a comparison module receives the first content, the comparison module including at least one processor, at least one database, and at least one search engine;

a case module of a content management module creates cases comprising second content inputted to the case module by at least one user of the system, each case including a case group identifier;

the at least one database stores the cases comprising the second content which comprises plural facial feature sets;

the at least one search engine operatively coupled with the at least one image acquiring system and the at least one database;

the at least one processor operatively coupled with the at least one image acquiring system and the at least one search engine and programmed to execute a series of instructions stored on a memory;

the at least one processor and the at least one search engine extract the facial feature set of the first content, extract a facial feature set of a first case, compare the extracted facial feature sets, and generate a first comparison score;

the content management module controls and manages the system, the content management module comprising a subscription content module, a database browsing and reporting module, a support module, and a notification module;

a third party user with a subscription granted by the subscription content module provides a third content;

the comparison module extracts and compares a facial feature set of the third content with a facial feature set of a second case to generate a second comparison score;

upon a user request, the database browsing and reporting module for searching and reporting the first and second cases;

the support module for enabling a user to communicate with an administrator of the system to identify, track, manage, and resolve system issues;

the notification module for determining a transmission of a notification component including at least one data point to a selected receiving node, the receiving node selected from plural receiving nodes based at least in part on the case group identifier of at least one of the first and second cases; and

, the type of information included in the notification component being variable and determined at least in part by the case group identifier of at least one of the first and second cases;

wherein the content management module transmits the notification component to the selected receiving node when the first or the second comparison score meets a pre-selected threshold variable and identifies at least one of the first and the second cases;

wherein when the selected receiving node includes an actuator for operating an electric motor and when the selected receiving node receives a notification component, the motor is activated.

2. The managed biometric-based notification system of claim 1 wherein the at least one image acquiring system is disposed in at least one commercial environment for capturing human activity and the notification component includes a name and an image corresponding to the name.

3. The managed biometric-based notification system of claim 2 including a non-hierarchical central database operatively coupled to at least one commercial environment.

4. The managed biometric-based notification system of claim 1 wherein the at least one image acquiring system includes a digital video camera connected to at least one server.

5. The managed biometric-based notification system of claim 4 wherein the at least one image acquiring system includes a processor programmed to execute a series of instructions, stored on a memory, to process the feature set of the first content, storing the first content at the server, and transmitting the first content upon compared feature sets of the first and second content.

6. The managed biometric-based notification system of claim 1 wherein the at least one image acquiring system includes a machine vision camera.

7. The managed biometric-based notification system of claim 1 wherein the second content is predetermined.

8. The managed biometric-based notification system of claim 1 wherein the first content is captured in a particular one of plural different commercial environments and the second content that is compared with the first content is determined by that particular commercial environment.

9. The managed biometric-based notification system of claim 1 wherein the second content includes a plurality of associated data.

10. The managed biometric-based notification system of claim 1 wherein an operator is included in comparing the first and second content.

11. The managed biometric-based notification system of claim 1 where the at least one transmitted notification component and the at least one transmitted data point are pre-selected.

12. The managed biometric-based notification system of claim 1 wherein the at least one transmitted data point includes an image.

13. The managed biometric-based notification system of claim 1 wherein the at least one transmitted data point is comprised of at least one of audio and textual information.

14. The managed biometric-based notification system of claim 1 wherein the at least one notification component is transmitted via short messaging service communications protocol.

15. The managed biometric-based notification system of claim 1 wherein the pre-selected receiving node is a transceiver.

16. The managed biometric-based notification system of claim 1 wherein the pre-selected receiving node generates the second content.

17. The managed biometric-based notification system of claim 1 wherein the system is operatively coupled by a network.

18. The managed biometric-based notification system of claim 1 wherein the processor is included in the search engine.