Darryl Eugene Ingram

US Patent:

59914297, Nov 23, 1999

Filed:

Dec 6, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/759708

Inventors:

Jeffrey S. Coffin - Sykesville MD
Darryl Ingram - Columbia MD

International Classification:

G06K 932
G06K 946

US Classification:

382118

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for identifying individuals for the purposes of determining clearance access or surveillance is characterized by enrolling an image of a person's face either voluntarily or secretly to be later used for comparison when the person voluntarily desires clearance or is covertly detected. The system can recognize or identify individuals regardless of whether the individual is wearing eye glasses or attempted disguises. In one embodiment, the system allows an authorized operator to enroll an image of a person through a facial scan for subsequent clearance access. The system records the camera positioning, captures an image, scales the image and records data from a region of interest within the scanned image to a database for later comparison. Enrollment data and the corresponding image information are then associated with a personal identification number assigned to the person. Upon presentment before the system, and entering the assigned personal identification number, another facial scan is taken of the person to be compared with the data from the regions of interest from the enrollment database of images to confirm the identity of the individual.