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US 2006/0140453 A1Published application
Three-dimensional ear biometrics system and method
AssigneeTechnest Holdings, Inc.
InventorZ. Geng
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Abstract
A method of automatic human identification includes matching an image of a subject's ear against a database of images of ears from identified people to identify the subject.
Claims17
A database generation method comprising:
- generating a three-dimensional image of an identified subject;
- and
- generating a plurality of two-dimensional images of said identified subject based on said three-dimensional image;
- wherein each of said plurality of two-dimensional images represents a varied orientation or illumination condition on said three-dimensional image.
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A system for generating an image database comprising:
- a three-dimensional camera;
- and
- a computing device communicatively coupled to said three-dimensional camera;
- wherein said computing device is configured to receive a three-dimensional image from said three-dimensional camera and generate multiple two-dimensional images, each two-dimensional image having a varied orientation or illumination condition based on said three-dimensional image.
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A system for three-dimensional biometric identification comprising:
- a means for generating a two-dimensional image of a subject's ear;
- a database of images of identified ears;
- and
- a means for matching said two-dimensional image of a subject's ear against said database of images of identified ears to identify said subject.
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A system for generating an image database comprising:
- a means for generating a three-dimensional image of a subject;
- and
- a computing device communicatively coupled to said means for generating a three-dimensional image;
- wherein said computing device is configured to receive a three-dimensional image from said means for generating a three-dimensional image and generate multiple two-dimensional images, each two-dimensional image having a varied orientation or illumination condition based on said three-dimensional image.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.