Patent ID: 7599527
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: G06K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for matching an unknown image of a first individual with an image of another individual that is a twin in appearance to the first individual, the method comprising: acquiring an unknown facial image of a first individual; transmitting the unknown facial image from a sender over a network to a server; analyzing the facial image at the server to determine if the unknown facial image is acceptable; processing the unknown facial image to create a processed image; comparing the processed image to a plurality of database processed images; matching the processed image to a database processed image of the plurality of database processed images to create matched twin images, wherein the database processed image is a facial image of another individual that is a twin in appearance to the first individual; determining a perception value of the matched images; sorting matches based on predicted human perception; and transmitting the best matched images and the perception value to the sender over the network.