Adaptive low-light identification
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by an electronic device, previously captured infrared imagery of one or more people;
associating, by the electronic device, one or more respective identities with the one or more people included in the previously captured infrared imagery;
receiving, by the electronic device, using an infrared-enabled sensor, infrared imagery of a person;
comparing, by the electronic device, the infrared imagery of the person with the previously captured infrared imagery of the one or more people;
responsive to determining, by the electronic device, and based on the comparing, a match between at least one feature of the infrared imagery of the person and a corresponding at least one feature of the previously captured infrared imagery of the one or more people, determining, by the electronic device, based on the match and on the one or more respective identities associated with the one or more people included in the previously captured infrared imagery, an identity of the person;
receiving, by the electronic device, based on the identity of the person, previously captured visible-light imagery of the person, wherein the previously captured visible-light imagery of the person and the previously captured infrared imagery of the one or more people are captured prior to the electronic device receiving the infrared imagery of the person;
combining the infrared imagery of the person and the previously captured visible-light imagery of the person to provide composite imagery of the person; and
presenting, by the electronic device for display, the composite imagery of the person.
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Abstract
This document describes techniques and apparatuses for implementing adaptive low-light identification. These techniques and apparatuses enable a computing device to capture infrared (IR) imagery of a person and determine, based on previously-captured IR imagery of multiple people, an identity of the person. Visible-light imagery of the identified person can then be retrieved and combined with the IR imagery to provide composite imagery of the person, which is presented to a user. By so doing, the user can more-easily identify the person, particularly in low-light conditions.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by an electronic device, previously captured infrared imagery of one or more people; associating, by the electronic device, one or more respective identities with the one or more people included in the previously captured infrared imagery; receiving, by the electronic device, using an infrared-enabled sensor, infrared imagery of a person; comparing, by the electronic device, the infrared imagery of the person with the previously captured infrared imagery of the one or more people; responsive to determining, by the electronic device, and based on the comparing, a match between at least one feature of the infrared imagery of the person and a corresponding at least one feature of the previously captured infrared imagery of the one or more people, determining, by the electronic device, based on the match and on the one or more respective identities associated with the one or more people included in the previously captured infrared imagery, an identity of the person; receiving, by the electronic device, based on the identity of the person, previously captured visible-light imagery of the person, wherein the previously captured visible-light imagery of the person and the previously captured infrared imagery of the one or more people are captured prior to the electronic device receiving the infrared imagery of the person; combining the infrared imagery of the person and the previously captured visible-light imagery of the person to provide composite imagery of the person; and presenting, by the electronic device for display, the composite imagery of the person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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receiving, by an electronic device using an infrared-enabled sensor, infrared imagery of both a location and a person at the location; receiving, by the electronic device, based on location and orientation information associated with the electronic device, previously captured imagery of the location; integrating, by the electronic device, objects of the previously captured imagery of the location with the infrared imagery of both the location and the person to provide composite imagery of the location; receiving, by the electronic device, previously captured infrared imagery of one or more people; comparing, by the electronic device, the infrared imagery of both the location and the person with the previously captured infrared imagery of the one or more people; responsive to determining, by the electronic device, and based on the comparing, a match between at least one feature of the infrared imagery of both the location and the person and a corresponding at least one feature of the previously captured infrared imagery of the one or more people, determining, by the electronic device, based on the match and on one or more respective identities associated with the one or more people in the previously captured infrared imagery of the one or more people, an identity of the person; receiving, by the electronic device, based on the identity of the person, previously captured visible-light imagery of the person, wherein the previously captured visible-light imagery of the person and the previously captured infrared imagery of the one or more people are captured prior to the electronic device receiving the infrared imagery of both the location and the person; integrating, by the electronic device, the visible-light imagery of the person with the infrared imagery of both the location and the person to provide composite imagery of the person; and presenting, by the electronic device and for display at the electronic device, the composite imagery of the location and the composite imagery of the person. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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one or more processors; an infrared-enabled sensor configured to capture infrared imagery; a display configured to present content; and at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to; receive, via the infrared-enabled sensor, infrared imagery of both a location and a person at the location; receive previously captured imagery of a location of the apparatus; integrate the previously captured imagery of the location with the infrared imagery of both the location and the person to provide composite imagery of the location; receive previously captured infrared imagery of one or more people; compare the infrared imagery of both the location and the person with the previously captured infrared imagery of the one or more people; responsive to determining, based on the comparing, a match between at least one feature of the infrared imagery of both the location and the person and a corresponding at least one feature of the previously captured infrared imagery of the one or more people, determine, based on the match and on one or more respective identities associated with the one or more people in the previously captured infrared imagery of the one or more people, an identity of the person; receive, based on the identity of the person, previously captured visible-light imagery of the person, wherein the previously captured visible-light imagery of the person and the previously captured infrared imagery of the one or more people are captured prior to the electronic device receiving the infrared imagery of both the location and the person; integrate the infrared imagery of both the location and the person with the previously captured visible-light imagery of the person to provide composite imagery of the person; and present, via the display, the composite imagery of the location and the composite imagery of the person. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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one or more processors; an infrared-enabled sensor configured to capture infrared imagery; a display configured to present content; and at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to; receive previously captured infrared imagery of one or more people; associate one or more respective identities with the one or more people included in the previously captured infrared imagery; receive, using the infrared-enabled sensor, infrared imagery of a person; compare the infrared imagery of the person with the previously captured infrared imagery of the one or more people; responsive to determining, based on the comparing, a match between at least one feature of the infrared imagery of the person and a corresponding at least one feature of the previously captured infrared imagery of the one or more people, determine, based on the match and on the one or more respective identities associated with the one or more people included in the previously captured infrared imagery, an identity of the person; receive, based on the identity of the person, previously captured visible-light imagery of the person, wherein the previously captured visible-light imagery of the person and the previously captured infrared imagery of the one or more people are captured prior to the apparatus receiving the infrared imagery of the person; combine the infrared imagery of the person and the previously captured visible-light imagery to provide composite imagery of the person; and present, via the display, the composite imagery of the person.
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