Patent · US Active

Image enhancement and feature extraction for ocular-vascular and facial recognition

US9721150B2 · kind B2 · utility

26Cited by
40References
18Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateSep 9, 2016
Grant dateAug 1, 2017
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 9, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V40/193
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Biometric enrollment and verification techniques for ocular-vascular, periocular, and facial regions are described. Periocular image regions can be defined based on the dimensions of an ocular region identified in an image of a facial region. Feature descriptors can be generated for interest points in the ocular and periocular regions using a combination of patterned histogram feature descriptors. Quality metrics for the regions can be determined based on region value scores calculated based on texture surrounding the interest points. A biometric matching process for calculating a match score based on the ocular and periocular regions can progressively include additional periocular regions to obtain a greater match confidence.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.