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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2005
Hrishikesh B. Aradhye, Mountain View, CA (US);
Martin A. Fischler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert C. Bolles, Mountain View, CA (US);
Gregory K. Myers, San Francisco, CA (US);
Hrishikesh B. Aradhye, Mountain View, CA (US);
Martin A. Fischler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert C. Bolles, Mountain View, CA (US);
Gregory K. Myers, San Francisco, CA (US);
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for person identification. In one embodiment, a method for identifying an individual includes obtaining at least one image of the individual, where the image depicts at least a portion of the individual's hair, comparing the visual characteristics of the individual's hair to the visual characteristics of imaged hair in one or more stored images, and identifying the individual based on the comparison.