Efficient management of facial recognition systems and methods in multiple areas

A method, comprising:

• determining, via processing circuitry, entrance facial identification data from a first facial image captured by an entrance image capture device positioned at an entrance to a venue;
• storing, via the processing circuitry, the entrance facial identification data in a venue database, wherein the venue database stores a plurality of facial identification data entries;
• transferring, via the processing circuitry, the entrance facial identification data from the venue database and into an area database associated with an area of the venue in response to a second facial image captured at an entrance to the area of the venue sufficiently correlating to the entrance facial identification data;
• receiving, via the processing circuitry, a third facial image captured by an exit image capture device positioned at an exit of the venue;
• determining, via the processing circuitry, a sufficient correlation between exit facial identification data associated with the third facial image and an entry of the plurality of facial identification data entries;
• and
• removing, via the processing circuitry, the entry of the plurality of facial identification data entries from the venue database in response to determining that the exit facial identification data sufficiently correlates to the entry of the plurality of facial identification data entries.

A facial recognition system to increase facial recognition throughput, the facial recognition system comprising:

• a primary image capture device configured to capture a first facial image at an entrance to a theme park;
• a plurality of secondary image capture devices corresponding to a plurality of areas of the theme park, wherein the plurality of secondary image capture devices are each configured to capture a secondary facial image at an entrance to a corresponding area of the plurality of areas of the theme park;
• a storage device comprising:
• a theme park database comprising facial identification data associated with the first facial image;
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• a plurality of park area databases, wherein each park area database of the plurality of park area databases is associated with a respective area of the plurality of areas, wherein each park area database of the plurality of park area databases comprises facial identification data associated with a respective secondary facial image;
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• a computing system communicatively coupled to the primary image capture device, the plurality of secondary image capture devices, and the storage device, wherein the computing system comprises processing circuitry and a memory device communicatively coupled to the processing circuitry and configured to store instructions to cause the processing circuitry to:
• receive the first facial image to generate corresponding facial identification data and store the corresponding facial identification data in the theme park database;
• receive a particular secondary facial image captured by a particular secondary image capture device of the plurality of secondary image capture devices to determine a sufficient correlation between the particular secondary facial image and the corresponding facial identification data, wherein the particular secondary image capture device is associated with a particular area of the plurality of areas;
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• add the corresponding facial identification data from the theme park database to a particular park area database associated with the particular area based on the sufficient correlation.