US 6,038,333 AGranted

Person identifier and management system

AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company

InventorJohn Y. A. Wang

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Abstract

A person identifier and management system is described. The person identifier and management system includes a face image database that stores the face feature data of each of a number of face images and the person-identifying data associated with each of the face images. A camera is also included in the person identifier and management system for capturing an input face image. A face analysis system is then coupled to the camera and the image database to extract the face feature data of the input face image and to compare the face feature data of the input face image with that of each of the face images stored in the database such that the person-identifying data of any stored face image similar to the input face image can be retrieved from the image database. A method of retrieving person-identifying information of an input face image from a face image database is also described.

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Dependent claims

A person identifier and management system, comprising:

(A) an image database that stores face feature data of each of a plurality of face images and person-identifying data associated with each of the face images, wherein the person-identifying data include name, affiliation, and time and occasion of meetings;
(B) an image capturing system that captures an input face image;
(C) a face analysis system coupled to the image capturing system and the image database to locate and retrieve the person-identifying data of any stored face image similar to the input face image from the image database;
(D) a display system that displays the input face image and the person-identifying data of the stored face image determined to be similar to the input face image by the face analysis system, wherein the person identifier and management system is a single stand-alone portable hand held device that fits into a user's single hand, wherein the image database, the image capturing system, the display system, and the face analysis system all physically reside in the single stand-alone portable hand held device.

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