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Biometric recognition

US8824749B2 · kind B2 · utility

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175References

12Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Tommer Leyvand · Seattle, US
Jinyu Li · Beijing, CN
Casey Leon Meekhof · Kirkland, US
Tim Keosababian · Redmond, US
Simon Piotr Stachniak · Kirkland, US
Ryan Gunn · Bellevue, US
Alan Stuart · Duvall, US
Russ Glaser · Redmond, US
Eddie Mays · Renton, US
Toan Huynh · Sunnyvale, US
Richard Irving · Redmond, US
James Waletzky · Snoqualmie, US
Ajay Ramjee · Redmond, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 5, 2011
Grant date	Sep 2, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 6, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06V40/16
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

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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