Automated acquisition of facial images

US9536046B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Michael T. Gillam · Washington, US
• John Christopher Gillotte · Washington, US
• Craig Feied · Kirkland, US
• Jonathan Alan Handler · Northbrook, US
• Renato R. Cazangi · Rockville, US
• Rajesh K. Hegde · Redmond, US
• Zhengyou Zhang · Redmond, US
• Cha Zhang · Sammamish, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 12, 2010
• Grant date: Jan 3, 2017
• Expiry date: Jun 19, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07C9/253
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Described is a technology by which medical patient facial images are acquired and maintained for associating with a patient's records and/or other items. A video camera may provide video frames, such as captured when a patient is being admitted to a hospital. Face detection may be employed to clip the facial part from the frame. Multiple images of a patient's face may be displayed on a user interface to allow selection of a representative image. Also described is obtaining the patient images by processing electronic documents (e.g., patient records) to look for a face pictured therein.