Patent ID: 9065787
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for supervising a chat connection between at least two terminals, the method comprising: verifying first conditions, the first conditions including: (a) a camera at each terminal is operated, (b) video streams of each camera are live streams, and (c)each video stream contains images of a live person; allowing the chat connection if all of the first conditions are met and if one second condition is met, the second condition including: (a) one first subset of the persons is identified as belonging to one defined restricted group, (b) an identity of a second subset of the persons is determined at least based on facial and/or body features, and (c) the identified second person is classified as an allowed exception; and performing a pre-defined reaction if any of the first conditions and/or all of the second conditions are not met; wherein, as a first condition, an age of at least one of the persons is estimated at least on the basis of facial features and/or body features of the person retrieved from the video stream, and wherein the connection is allowed if all of the first conditions are met and if one of the following second conditions is met: all persons belong to one and the same define age group; or the first subset of the persons is identified as belonging to one define restricted age group and the identity of the second subset of the persons is determine at least on the basis of facial features and the identified second person is classified as an allowed exception.