Biometric identification

A device for face recognition comprising a processor adapted to:

• (a) perform an initial face recognition algorithm on an initial image of a user to determine the identity of the user, the initial image having an initial illumination level, and wherein performance of the initial face recognition algorithm on the initial image of the user to determine the identity of the user includes performance of a matching process of the initial image of the user with one or more stored images of the user;
• (b) determine if a reliability measurement of the identity of the user determined by the initial face recognition algorithm meets a first threshold, the first threshold indicating possible identification and, if the reliability measurement is above the first threshold indicating possible identification;
• (c) perform a face recognition algorithm on an image of a user to determine an identity of the user, the image having an illumination level;
• (d) determine if a reliability measurement of the identity of the user determined by the face recognition algorithm meets a second threshold, the second threshold indicating reliable identification and, if the reliability measurement is below the second threshold indicating reliable identification;
• (e) receive a new image of the user, the new image having an adjusted illumination level;
• and
• (f) perform a further face recognition algorithm on the new image of the user to determine the identity of the user.

An interactive terminal comprising:

• a touchscreen display configured to receive user input;
• a camera;
• a light source;
• a processing system, including a computer processor, for executing computer code so that the processing system is configured at least to:
• (a) receive input from the touchscreen display;
• (b) obtain an initial image of a user using the camera;
• (c) perform an initial face recognition algorithm on the initial image of a user to determine the identity of the user, the initial image having an initial illumination level, and wherein performance of the initial face recognition algorithm on the initial image of the user to determine the identity of the user includes performance of a matching process of the initial image of the user with one or more images of the user;
• (d) determine if a reliability measurement of the identity of the user determined by the initial face recognition algorithm meets a first threshold, the first threshold indicating possible identification and, if the reliability measurement is above the first threshold indicating possible identification:
• (e) perform a face recognition algorithm on an image of a user to determine an identity of the user, the image having an illumination level;
• and
• (f) determine if a reliability measurement of the identity of the user determined by the face recognition algorithm meets a second threshold, the second threshold indicating reliable identification, and if the reliability measurement is below the second threshold indicating reliable identification:
• (g) adjust an illumination level using the light source;
• (h) obtain a new image of the user having the adjusted illumination level using the camera;
• and
• (i) perform a further face recognition algorithm on the new image of the user to determine the identity of the user.