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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.:

US 9082235 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 12, 2011

Using facial data for device authentication or subject identification

Applicants:

James Kai Yu Lau, Bellevue, WA (US);

Ayman Kaheel, Bellevue, WA (US);

Motaz El-saban, Cairo, EG;

Mohamed Shawky, Cairo, EG;

Monica Gonzalez, Seattle, WA (US);

Ahmed El Baz, Bellevue, WA (US);

Tamer Deif, Cairo, EG;

Alaa Abdel-hakim Aly, Assiut, EG;

Inventors:

James Kai Yu Lau, Bellevue, WA (US);

Ayman Kaheel, Bellevue, WA (US);

Motaz El-Saban, Cairo, EG;

Mohamed Shawky, Cairo, EG;

Monica Gonzalez, Seattle, WA (US);

Ahmed El Baz, Bellevue, WA (US);

Tamer Deif, Cairo, EG;

Alaa Abdel-Hakim Aly, Assiut, EG;

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorneys:

Bryan Webster

Kate Drakos

Micky Minhas

Primary Examiner:

Daniell L Negron

Assistant Examiner:

Benyam Haile

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/22 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/20 (2006.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06K 9/00228 (2013.01); G06K 9/00248 (2013.01); G06K 9/00275 (2013.01); G06K 9/00281 (2013.01); G06K 9/00302 (2013.01); G06K 9/00315 (2013.01); G06K 9/00335 (2013.01); G06K 9/00899 (2013.01); G06K 9/2027 (2013.01); G06K 9/468 (2013.01); G06K 9/4661 (2013.01);
Abstract

Exemplary methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed for authenticating a user to computing device. In one exemplary embodiment, an indication of a request by a user to unlock a mobile device in a locked state is received. One or more images of the face of the user are captured. Facial components of the user from the one or more captured images are extracted. A determination is made as to whether the user is an authorized user or a non-authorized user based at least in part on a comparison of the facial components of the user extracted from the one or more captured images to facial components of the authorized user from one or more authentication images of the authorized stored on the mobile device. If the user is determined to be the authorized user, the mobile device unlocked; otherwise, the mobile device is maintained in its locked state.

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