Patent ID: 9087233
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying a person using a mobile communication device having a camera unit adapted for recording a three-dimensional (3D) image, wherein said recorded 3D image comprises two-dimensional (2D) image data and depth data, said method comprises the steps: recording a 3D image of said person's face using said camera unit; performing face recognition on the 2D image data in said recorded 3D image to determine at least two facial points on said 3D image of said person's face; determining a first distance between said at least two facial points in said 2D image data; determining a second distance between said at least two facial points using said depth data of said recorded 3D image, wherein the determining of said second distance comprises determining the absolute difference of the depth distance of said at least two facial points; determining a third distance between said at least two facial points using said first distance and said second distance; and identifying said person by comparing said determined third distance to stored distances in a database, wherein each of said stored distances are associated with a person.