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Dual-camera face recognition device and method

US8754934B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 2009
Grant dateJun 17, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V10/143
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A dual-camera face recognition device and method are disclosed. The device includes: a first camera, for capturing a face image; a second camera, arranged at a different position from the first camera, for capturing a face image; a face recognition processing unit, for receiving and recognizing the face image captured by the first camera and obtaining a first candidate set, and for receiving and recognizing the face image captured by the second camera and obtaining a second candidate set. The face recognition processing unit is also adapted to select from the first candidate set and the second candidate set a candidate object whose similarity complies with a predetermined rule as a recognition result.

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