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Biometric identification

US10372973B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company · GB

Inventors

Andrew Davis · San Diego, US
Simon Giles Thompson · Ipswich, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 5, 2015
Grant date	Aug 6, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 5, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/451
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention provides a method of face recognition and a device for implementing said method, the method comprising the steps of: (a) performing a face recognition algorithm on an image of a user to determine an identity of the user, the image having an illumination level; (b) determining if a reliability measurement of the identity of the user determined by the face recognition algorithm meets a threshold indicating reliable identification and, if the reliability measurement is below the threshold indicating reliable identification; (c) receiving a new image of the user, the new image having an adjusted illumination level; and (d) performing a further face recognition algorithm on the new image of the user to determine the identity of the user.

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