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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Steven Richman, San Diego, CA (US);
Frederick J. Zustak, Poway, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06K 9/00288 (2013.01); G06T 7/97 (2017.01); G06K 9/00255 (2013.01); G06K 9/00275 (2013.01); G06K 9/22 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30201 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sequence of photographs is taken of the face (and if desired the upper body) of a user of a mobile device using the camera of the mobile device. Each photo is taken at a different angle from the user. The sequence is compared with a stored sequence and if a match is found, access to the device is granted. The user typically holds the device with arms extended outward and moves the device 180° across his face to take the sequence for authentication purposes.