US 2014/0349747 A1Published application

Biometric recognition

AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation

InventorsTommer Leyvand, Jinyu Li, Casey Meekhof, Tim Keosababian, Simon Stachniak, Ryan Gunn, Alan Stuart, Russ Glaser, Eddie Mays, Toan Huynh, Richard Irving, James Waletzky, Ajay Ramjee

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Abstract

A method for biometric identification for use with a computing device is provided herein. The method includes capturing a temporal sequence of images of the face of a user at different locations within a three-dimensional interaction space. The method further includes extracting one or more face descriptors from the images and generating a biometric template compiling the face descriptors.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method for biometric identification for use with a computing device, the method comprising:

capturing via a camera a temporal sequence of images of a face of a user at each of a series of physical locations within a three-dimensional interaction space monitored by the camera associated with the computing device;
extracting one or more face descriptors from the temporal sequence of images;
generating a biometric template compiling the one or more face descriptors;
storing the biometric template of the user in a data store for biometric identification of the user;
instructing the user to perform a requested pose by displaying a pose movement icon;
determining that the user has not matched the requested pose to within a matching threshold;
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presenting pose feedback to the user requesting that the user adjust the pose in a determined manner.

5 more elements

A method for associating a user with a computing device, the method comprising:

identifying face descriptors of a user from images captured of the user's face;
performing a matching operation to match the face descriptors of the user to a stored biometric template;
searching a local data store for a stored biometric template, and if a matching local biometric template is found stored in the local data store of the computing device, then allowing access to a program using a local user account associated with the matching local biometric template, or,
searching a remote data store for the stored biometric template, and if a matching remote biometric template is found, then determining whether a second user authentication mechanism is satisfied, and if so, then allowing access to the program using a remote user account associated with the matching remote biometric template, else, denying access to the program via a stored user account.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/452,425Filed 5 Aug 2014
Priority: 5 Apr 2011
Published: 27 Nov 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

A63F 13/40
Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions: processing input control signals of video game…
G06F 21/32
User authentication: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
G06V 40/16
Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands: human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
A63F
Card, board, or roulette games

Family

Application13/080,569Continuation · filed 5 Apr 2011
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