Patents by Inventor Leiming Su

Leiming Su 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).

  • Publication number: 20200143156
    Abstract: A living body detection device (1) includes: an image acquisition unit (171), a determination unit (173) and a detection unit (174). The image acquisition unit (171) acquires a first image in which a subject irradiated by light in a first wavelength range is imaged, and a second image in which the subject irradiated by light in a second wavelength range is imaged, the second wavelength range being different from the first wavelength range. The determination unit (173) determines whether a relation expressed by luminance of the subject imaged in the first image and luminance of the subject imaged in the second image is a relation exhibited by a living body. The detection unit (174) detects that the subject is a living body in a case where the determination unit (173) has determined that it is the relation exhibited by the living body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Leiming SU, Mamoru INOUE, Kenta AINO, Hiroaki MORITA
  • Publication number: 20200089950
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technology that acquires a high resolution iris image more quickly than before. An iris capture apparatus according to one example embodiment of the present invention includes a rotatable movable mirror; a control unit that controls rotation of the movable mirror; a capture unit that captures different regions of a face of a user via the movable mirror and outputs a group of images every time the control unit rotates the movable mirror by a predetermined angle; and an iris image acquisition unit that acquires an image of an iris of the user from the group of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Leiming SU, Hiroaki MORITA, Mamoru INOUE
  • Patent number: 10546190
    Abstract: A living body detection device (1) includes: an image acquisition unit (171), a determination unit (173) and a detection unit (174). The image acquisition unit (171) acquires a first image in which a subject irradiated by light in a first wavelength range is imaged, and a second image in which the subject irradiated by light in a second wavelength range is imaged, the second wavelength range being different from the first wavelength range. The determination unit (173) determines whether a relation expressed by luminance of the subject imaged in the first image and luminance of the subject imaged in the second image is a relation exhibited by a living body. The detection unit (174) detects that the subject is a living body in a case where the determination unit (173) has determined that it is the relation exhibited by the living body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Leiming Su, Mamoru Inoue, Kenta Aino, Hiroaki Morita
  • Patent number: 10546189
    Abstract: A living body detection device includes: an image acquisition unit, a determination unit and a detection unit. The image acquisition unit acquires a first image in which a subject irradiated by light in a first wavelength range is imaged, and a second image m which the subject irradiated by light in a second wavelength range is imaged, the second wavelength range being different from the first wavelength range. The determination unit determines whether a relation expressed by luminance of the subject imaged in the first image and luminance of the subject imaged in the second image is a relation exhibited by a living body. The detection unit detects that the subject is a living body in a case where the determination unit has determined that it is the relation exhibited by the living body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Leiming Su, Mamoru Inoue, Kenta Aino, Hiroaki Morita
  • Patent number: 10528803
    Abstract: A living body detection device (1) includes: an image acquisition unit (171), a determination unit (173) and a detection unit (174). The image acquisition unit (171) acquires a first image in which a subject irradiated by light in a first wavelength range is imaged, and a second image in which the subject irradiated by light in a second wavelength range is imaged, the second wavelength range being different from the first wavelength range. The determination unit (173) determines whether a relation expressed by luminance of the subject imaged in the first image and luminance of the subject imaged in the second image is a relation exhibited by a living body. The detection unit (174) detects that the subject is a living body in a case where the determination unit (173) has determined that it is the relation exhibited by the living body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Leiming Su, Mamoru Inoue, Kenta Aino, Hiroaki Morita
  • Patent number: 10509955
    Abstract: A living body detection device (1) includes: an image acquisition unit (171), a determination unit (173) and a detection unit (174). The image acquisition unit (171) acquires a first image in which a subject irradiated by light in a first wavelength range is imaged, and a second image in which the subject irradiated by light in a second wavelength range is imaged, the second wavelength range being different from the first wavelength range. The determination unit (173) determines whether a relation expressed by luminance of the subject imaged in the first image and luminance of the subject imaged in the second image is a relation exhibited by a living body. The detection unit (174) detects that the subject is a living body in a case where the determination unit (173) has determined that it is the relation exhibited by the living body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Leiming Su, Mamoru Inoue, Kenta Aino, Hiroaki Morita
  • Patent number: 10503974
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technology that acquires a high resolution iris image more quickly than before. An iris capture apparatus according to one example embodiment of the present invention includes a rotatable movable mirror; a control unit that controls rotation of the movable mirror; a capture unit that captures different regions of a face of a user via the movable mirror and outputs a group of images every time the control unit rotates the movable mirror by a predetermined angle; and an iris image acquisition unit that acquires an image of an iris of the user from the group of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Leiming Su, Hiroaki Morita, Mamoru Inoue
  • Publication number: 20190188470
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technology that acquires a high resolution iris image more quickly than before. An iris capture apparatus according to one example embodiment of the present invention includes a rotatable movable mirror; a control unit that controls rotation of the movable mirror; a capture unit that captures different regions of a face of a user via the movable mirror and outputs a group of images every time the control unit rotates the movable mirror by a predetermined angle; and an iris image acquisition unit that acquires an image of an iris of the user from the group of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Leiming SU, Hiroaki Morita, Mamoru Inoue
  • Publication number: 20190012534
    Abstract: A living body detection device (1) includes: an image acquisition unit (171), a determination unit (173) and a detection unit (174). The image acquisition unit (171) acquires a first image in which a subject irradiated by light in a first wavelength range is imaged, and a second image in which the subject irradiated by light in a second wavelength range is imaged, the second wavelength range being different from the first wavelength range. The determination unit (173) determines whether a relation expressed by luminance of the subject imaged in the first image and luminance of the subject imaged in the second image is a relation exhibited by a living body. The detection unit (174) detects that the subject is a living body in a case where the determination unit (173) has determined that it is the relation exhibited by the living body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Leiming SU, Mamoru INOUE, Kenta AINO, Hiroaki MORITA
  • Publication number: 20190012533
    Abstract: A living body detection device (1) includes: an image acquisition unit (171), a determination unit (173) and a detection unit (174). The image acquisition unit (171) acquires a first image in which a subject irradiated by light in a first wavelength range is imaged, and a second image in which the subject irradiated by light in a second wavelength range is imaged, the second wavelength range being different from the first wavelength range. The determination unit (173) determines whether a relation expressed by luminance of the subject imaged in the first image and luminance of the subject imaged in the second image is a relation exhibited by a living body. The detection unit (174) detects that the subject is a living body in a case where the determination unit (173) has determined that it is the relation exhibited by the living body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Leiming SU, Mamoru INOUE, Kenta AINO, Hiroaki MORITA
  • Publication number: 20190005318
    Abstract: A living body detection device (1) includes: an image acquisition unit (171), a determination unit (173) and a detection unit (174). The image acquisition unit (171) acquires a first image in which a subject irradiated by light in a first wavelength range is imaged, and a second image in which the subject irradiated by light in a second wavelength range is imaged, the second wavelength range being different from the first wavelength range. The determination unit (173) determines whether a relation expressed by luminance of the subject imaged in the first image and luminance of the subject imaged in the second image is a relation exhibited by a living body. The detection unit (174) detects that the subject is a living body in a case where the determination unit (173) has determined that it is the relation exhibited by the living body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Leiming SU, Mamoru INOUE, Kenta AINO, Hiroaki MORITA
  • Publication number: 20180053044
    Abstract: A living body detection device includes: an image acquisition unit, a determination unit and a detection unit. The image acquisition unit acquires a first image in which a subject irradiated by light in a first wavelength range is imaged, and a second image m which the subject irradiated by light in a second wavelength range is imaged, the second wavelength range being different from the first wavelength range. The determination unit determines whether a relation expressed by luminance of the subject imaged in the first image and luminance of the subject imaged in the second image is a relation exhibited by a living body. The detection unit detects that the subject is a living body in a case where the determination unit has determined that it is the relation exhibited by the living body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Leiming SU, Mamoru INOUE, Kenta AINO, Hiroaki MORITA
  • Publication number: 20170017852
    Abstract: A light source (11) of a disguising mask detecting device (1) emits light at a person who is a subject. A camera (12) acquires images in multiple different wavelength ranges of reflected light of the light emitted at the person. A face detector (172) detects a face region of the person from the images acquired by the camera (12). A determiner (173) determines that the person is wearing a disguising mask when luminances of the face region in the images satisfy specific relations different from relations exhibited by skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Leiming SU, Mamoru INOUE, Kenta AINO, Hiroaki MORITA
  • Patent number: 9544146
    Abstract: Interlace noises of the image of an iris included in the image of an eye picked up through an interlaced scheme are corrected precisely within a short time. An image processing apparatus (30) corrects a digital image P based on only low-brightness pixels configuring the image of a pupil included in the digital image P of an eye. Accordingly, interlace noises included in the image of the pupil of the eye and that of the iris can be corrected precisely within a short time. Next, a checking apparatus (50) performs authentication on a subject person based on the image of the iris specified based on the corrected digital image P. Hence, precise authentication is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leiming Su, Yukio Hoshino, Yukio Itakura
  • Patent number: 9078600
    Abstract: An image of the iris contained in an image of an eye is accurately specified. An image of the iris contained in a digital image (P) of an eye is accurately specified. In view of low-intensity pixels of the digital image (P) of the eye, and high-intensity pixels having a predetermined relationship with the low-intensity pixels, a reference pixel (PX0) that defines the center of the pupil is determined. Thereby, the center of the pupil can be specified more accurately when compared to the case where, for example, it is determined only from the low-intensity pixels. Therefore, the accuracy of the process to specify the iris image on the basis of the reference pixel is improved, and as a result, the iris image can be accurately specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leiming Su, Yukio Hoshino, Yukio Itakura
  • Patent number: 9070016
    Abstract: A plurality of pieces of information related to the iris pattern of an eye can be checked against each other in a short time. Characteristic curves (S(1)-S(8)), which are in accordance with eight ring areas (A1-A8) formed by dividing an image of an iris, are generated. The polarities of the gradients of these characteristic curves are then arranged, thereby generating codes (1-8) to be checked. Each of these codes (1-8) to be checked consists of a ternary combination of +, ? and zero, whereby the amount of data to be handled during the checking process can be reduced. As a result, checking the codes to be checked can be performed in a short time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leiming Su, Yukio Hoshino, Yukio Itakura
  • Publication number: 20140037153
    Abstract: A plurality of pieces of information related to the iris pattern of an eye can be checked against each other in a short time. Characteristic curves (S(1)-S(8)), which are in accordance with eight ring areas (A1-A8) formed by dividing an image of an iris, are generated. The polarities of the gradients of these characteristic curves are then arranged, thereby generating codes (1-8) to be checked. Each of these codes (1-8) to be checked consists of a ternary combination of +, ? and zero, whereby the amount of data to be handled during the checking process can be reduced. As a result, checking the codes to be checked can be performed in a short time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: LEIMING SU, YUKIO HOSHINO, YUKIO ITAKURA
  • Patent number: 8588479
    Abstract: A plurality of pieces of information related to the iris pattern of an eye can be checked against each other in a short time. Characteristic curves (S(1)-S(8)), which are in accordance with eight ring areas (A1-A8) formed by dividing an image of an iris, are generated. The polarities of the gradients of these characteristic curves are then arranged, thereby generating codes (1-8) to be checked. Each of these codes (1-8) to be checked consists of a ternary combination of +, ? and zero, whereby the amount of data to be handled during the checking process can be reduced. As a result, checking the codes to be checked can be performed in a short time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Leiming Su, Yukio Hoshino, Yukio Itakura
  • Patent number: 8401247
    Abstract: A region of an iris image where eyelash and other part images are mixed is identified with accuracy. The noise region of an iris image contained in a digital eye image (P1) where, for example, eyelash and eyelid parts are mixed is identified with accuracy based on characteristic curves obtained by scanning the iris image with arcs (AR1) and (AR2). Then, authentication is performed using data created based on the iris image from which the noise region is excluded. In this way, the subject can be authenticated with accuracy without being affected by noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Leiming Su, Yukio Hoshino, Yukio Itakura
  • Publication number: 20110280454
    Abstract: A region of an iris image where eyelash and other part images are mixed is identified with accuracy. The noise region of an iris image contained in a digital eye image (P1) where, for example, eyelash and eyelid parts are mixed is identified with accuracy based on characteristic curves obtained by scanning the iris image with arcs (AR1) and (AR2). Then, authentication is performed using data created based on the iris image from which the noise region is excluded. In this way, the subject can be authenticated with accuracy without being affected by noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Leiming Su, Yukio Hoshino, Yukio Itakura