Patents by Inventor Thirimachos Bourlai

Thirimachos Bourlai 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).

  • High accuracy and volume facial recognition on mobile platforms
    Patent number: 11087121
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods related to facial recognition. An image of a subject can be captured via a camera on a mobile device. The image can be classified according to a device type, whether the image is captured indoors or outdoors, and a standoff distance. Facial features can be extracted from the image based on the image category. The facial features can be compared with a predefined set of facial features in a database. An identification of the subject can be made in response to the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Thirimachos Bourlai, Michael Martin
  • High Accuracy and Volume Facial Recognition on Mobile Platforms
    Publication number: 20190311184
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods related to facial recognition. An image of a subject can be captured via a camera on a mobile device. The image can be classified according to a device type, whether the image is captured indoors or outdoors, and a standoff distance. Facial features can be extracted from the image based on the image category. The facial features can be compared with a predefined set of facial features in a database. An identification of the subject can be made in response to the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Thirimachos Bourlai, Michael Martin
  • Apparatuses, systems, and methods for confirming identity
    Patent number: 9922238
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for confirming the identity of a person for access using an image of that person. The system includes a camera, a data storage device, a subject identification device, and a processor to compare a plurality of current images of the subject to a plurality of stored images of that subject and confirm that the subject live and an approved subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Inventors: Thirimachos Bourlai, Zenovy S. Wowczuk, Walter A. Ferrell, Steven R. Amerman, Jay P. Wilhelm, Nnamdi C. Osia, Patrick R. Esposito, II, Terrence H. Upton
  • APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CONFIRMING IDENTITY
    Publication number: 20160379042
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for confirming the identity of a person for access using an image of that person. The system includes a camera, a data storage device, a subject identification device, and a processor to compare a plurality of current images of the subject to a plurality of stored images of that subject and confirm that the subject live and an approved subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Thirimachos Bourlai, Zenovy S. Wowczuk, Walter A. Ferrell, Steven R. Amerman, Jay P. Wilhelm, Nnamdi C. Osia, Patrick R. Esposito, II, Terrence H. Upton
  • Image authentication
    Patent number: 9449217
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for authenticating a person for access using an image of the face of that person. The system includes a camera, a data storage device, and a processor of a mobile device. The system compares a current image of the face of the subject to a stored image of the face of that subject and/or an image of the face of that subject provided by the subject and confirms that the same subject is depicted in both images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: West Virginia University
    Inventors: Thirimachos Bourlai, Nnamdi Osia