Patents by Inventor Algernon Callier

Algernon Callier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Facial recognition system
    Patent number: 11501566
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a facial recognition system are provided. In one embodiment, a processor determines a value for a lighting parameter associated with a captured facial image, determines whether any previously obtained images in a biometric database includes a similar value for the lighting parameter and, if not, stores the newly captured image in the database along with the lighting parameter value. In another embodiment, the processor calculates a score indicative of the likelihood that the face in the captured facial image is identical to the face of a previously obtained image in the database, determines whether the score exceeds a threshold value and, if so, generates a signal indicating a match. The processor adjusts the threshold based on one or more parameter values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: NEC Corporation of America
    Inventors: Krishna Ranganath, Allen Ganz, Alvin Leong Ying Yap, Ashlee Phillips, Michael Molinari, Algernon Callier
  • FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200242341
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a facial recognition system are provided. In one embodiment, a processor determines a value for a lighting parameter associated with a captured facial image, determines whether any previously obtained images in a biometric database includes a similar value for the lighting parameter and, if not, stores the newly captured image in the database along with the lighting parameter value. In another embodiment, the processor calculates a score indicative of the likelihood that the face in the captured facial image is identical to the face of a previously obtained image in the database, determines whether the score exceeds a threshold value and, if so, generates a signal indicating a match. The processor adjusts the threshold based on one or more parameter values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Krishna Ranganath, Allen Ganz, Alvin Leong Ying Yap, Ashlee Phillips, Michael Molinari, Algernon Callier
  • Facial recognition system
    Patent number: 10657362
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a facial recognition system are provided. In one embodiment, a processor determines a value for a lighting parameter associated with a captured facial image, determines whether any previously obtained images in a biometric database includes a similar value for the lighting parameter and, if not, stores the newly captured image in the database along with the lighting parameter value. In another embodiment, the processor calculates a score indicative of the likelihood that the face in the captured facial image is identical to the face of a previously obtained image in the database, determines whether the score exceeds a threshold value and, if so, generates a signal indicating a match. The processor adjusts the threshold based on one or more parameter values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: NEC Corporation of America
    Inventors: Krishna Ranganath, Allen Ganz, Alvin Leong Ying Yap, Ashlee Phillips, Michael Molinari, Algernon Callier
  • FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180189551
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a facial recognition system are provided. In one embodiment, a processor determines a value for a lighting parameter associated with a captured facial image, determines whether any previously obtained images in a biometric database includes a similar value for the lighting parameter and, if not, stores the newly captured image in the database along with the lighting parameter value. In another embodiment, the processor calculates a score indicative of the likelihood that the face in the captured facial image is identical to the face of a previously obtained image in the database, determines whether the score exceeds a threshold value and, if so, generates a signal indicating a match. The processor adjusts the threshold based on one or more parameter values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Krishna Ranganath, Allen Ganz, Alvin Leong Ying Yap, Ashlee Phillips, Michael Molinari, Algernon Callier