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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lee G. Slocum, Amherst, NH (US);
Yona Weider, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
LAU Technologies, Acton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ;
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed that employ facial recognition to create, maintain and use databases that store data records of individuals. In particular, systems and methods are disclosed that employ facial recognition to control the production of identification cards that include an image of a person's face and demographic data. Preferrably, the systems and methods include lensing modules adapted for efficiently identifying within a picture image the location of a person's face.