# US 2008/0186381 A1 · Customer service counter/checkpoint registration system with video/image capturing, indexing, retrieving and black list matching function

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- Number: US 2008/0186381 A1
- Document ID: US20080186381A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/028,432
- Filed: 2008-02-08
- Published: 2008-08-07
- Earliest claimed: 2004-03-12
- Assignees: Vislog Technology Pte Ltd; Agency for Science, Technology and Research
- Inventors: Chun Biao GUO; Ruowei ZHOU; Qi TIAN
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20080186381A1

## CPC

- G08B 13/19663: {Surveillance related processing done local to the camera}
- G08B 13/19671: {Addition of non-video data, i.e. metadata, to video stream}
- H04N 7/188: {Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position (signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253)}
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

A system for capturing images of a person at a checkpoint including at least one image capture means for recording images of the person, a processing means to select a still image of the person from the recorded images, a control means for adding data to the still image and storage means for storing the still image and the data.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for capturing images of a person at a checkpoint including:
at least one image capture means for recording images of said person;
a processing means to select a still image of said person from said recorded images;
a control means for adding data to said still image; and
a storage means for storing said still image and said data.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said processing means selects the still image having the clearest image of the face of the person.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said image capture means is activated by a trigger activated by an operator.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said image capture means is activated by an automatic trigger.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

A system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said automatic trigger is activated by motion detection.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said image capture means includes a video camera.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said control means may add data automatically and/or manually by an operator.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein video clips of the person are stored together with said still image and said data.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said still image is compared to a set of stored images.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

A system as claimed in claim 9 wherein an alert is signaled if said still image matches an image on the stored set.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

A system as claimed in claim 1, further including a query means to enable a person to review and/or retrieve said stored images and said data.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

a system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the retrieved image and data may be forwarded over a network.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

A airline check-in counter including a system as claimed in claim 1.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

A airline check-in counter as claimed in claim 13 wherein said data includes:
airline information,
flight number,
customer name, and
arrival time.