Patents by Inventor Alvin Yap

Alvin Yap 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).

  • System and method for capturing images used in facial recognition through effective use of exposure management
    Patent number: 10467457
    Abstract: A system and method for capturing images used in a facial recognition system are provided. The system and method are configured to generate a sequential set of control signals configured to cause a camera to capture a corresponding sequential set of probe images of a face of an individual. Each control signal in the sequential set of control signals is configured to cause the camera to capture a probe image of the sequential set of probe images using a different exposure time. The different exposure times associated with the sequential set of control signals together form a predetermined profile configured to enable capture of a usable image from the sequential set of probe images despite variation in at least one of an amount of light and a skin tone of the face of the individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: NEC Corporation of America
    Inventors: Krishna Ranganath, Alvin Yap, Suresh Subramanian
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING IMAGES USED IN FACIAL RECOGNITION THROUGH EFFECTIVE USE OF EXPOSURE MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20170161550
    Abstract: A system and method for capturing images used in a facial recognition system are provided. The system and method are configured to generate a sequential set of control signals configured to cause a camera to capture a corresponding sequential set of probe images of a face of an individual. Each control signal in the sequential set of control signals is configured to cause the camera to capture a probe image of the sequential set of probe images using a different exposure time. The different exposure times associated with the sequential set of control signals together form a predetermined profile configured to enable capture of a usable image from the sequential set of probe images despite variation in at least one of an amount of light and a skin tone of the face of the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Krishna Ranganath, Alvin Yap, Suresh Subramanian