Patent ID: 8582835

Claim:
A computer-implemented method, the method comprising: generating first and second images of a face using a camera; generating a first value for one or more facial features of the face by measuring an attribute of the facial features in the first image; generating a second value for the facial features by measuring the same attribute of the facial features in the second image; generating a comparison value for the facial features based on the first value and the second value; comparing the comparison value for the facial features to a predetermined threshold; and based upon comparing the comparison value for the facial features to the predetermined threshold, determining that the face in the first or second images is (i) a picture of a face or (ii) a face of a person actually positioned in front of the camera, wherein the determining comprises: identifying one or more features based in part on whether the comparison value for the feature satisfies the predetermined threshold, calculating an overall score using the identified features, and comparing the overall score to a second predetermined threshold.