Hands-free voice/video session initiation using face detection
US9088661B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/52
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication system includes a telecommunication appliance connected to a communication network, an image acquisition appliance coupled to the telecommunication appliance, software executing on the telecommunication appliance from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing a first function enabling detecting that an image acquired by the camera comprises a human face in at least a portion of the image, and a second function initiating a communication event directed to a pre-programmed destination, the second function initiated by the first function detecting the human face image portion.
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