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1. A method for biometric identification for use with a computing device, the method comprising:
- capturing via a camera a temporal sequence of images of a face of a user at each of a series of locations within a three-dimensional interaction space monitored by a camera associated with a computing device;
extracting one or more face descriptors from the images;
generating a biometric template compiling the one or more face descriptors; and
storing the biometric template of the user in a data store.
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Abstract
A method for biometric identification for use with a computing device is provided herein. The method includes capturing a temporal sequence of images of the face of a user at different locations within a three-dimensional interaction space. The method further includes extracting one or more face descriptors from the images and generating a biometric template compiling the face descriptors.
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1. A method for biometric identification for use with a computing device, the method comprising:
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capturing via a camera a temporal sequence of images of a face of a user at each of a series of locations within a three-dimensional interaction space monitored by a camera associated with a computing device; extracting one or more face descriptors from the images; generating a biometric template compiling the one or more face descriptors; and storing the biometric template of the user in a data store. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for associating a user with a computing device, the method comprising:
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identifying face descriptors of a user from images captured of the user'"'"'s face; performing a matching operation to match the face descriptors of the user to a stored biometric template; searching a local data store for a stored biometric template, and if a matching local biometric template is found stored in the local data store of the computing device, then allowing access to a program using a local user account associated with the matching local biometric template, or searching a remote data store for the stored biometric template, and if a matching remote biometric template is found, then determining whether a second user authentication mechanism is satisfied, and if so, then allowing access to the program using a remote user account associated with the matching remote biometric template, else, denying access to the program via a stored user account, or searching a remote data store for the stored biometric template, and if a plurality of matching remote biometric templates are found, then filtering the plurality of matching remote biometric templates to one matching remote biometric template based on a determination that a second user authentication mechanism is satisfied, and then allowing access to the program using a remote user account associated with the matching remote biometric template, else, denying access to the program via a stored user account. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for biometric identification for use with a computing device, the method comprising:
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instructing a user to move to a series of locations within a three-dimensional interaction space monitored by a camera associated with a computing device; capturing via the camera a temporal sequence of images of the face of the user at each of the series of locations; extracting one or more face descriptors from the images; generating a biometric template compiling the one or more face descriptors; storing the biometric template of the user in a data store; during an identification phase, identifying the user by matching the detected face descriptors of the user to a stored biometric template associated with a user account, wherein a match is determined within a threshold matching score; and augmenting the biometric template of the user on each login of the user, with updated face descriptors, to account for changes in the user'"'"'s face over time; filtering the biometric template to remove outlying face descriptors thereby generating a consolidated representation of the user over time; and associating the user account with the user in a current session on the computing device.
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