IP Library Granted Patent US 10,643,087
Granted Patent B2
US 10,643,087 · App. 15/661,267 · Granted May 5, 2020

Systems and methods of biometric analysis to determine a live subject

Inventors: John Timothy Green (Lisbon, CT); David Alan Ackerman (Hopewell, NJ)
Assignee: Princeton Identity, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 10,643,087
App. No.
15/661,267
Granted
May 5, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Exemplary embodiments are directed to biometric analysis systems generally including one or more illumination sources, a camera, and an analysis module. The illumination sources are configured to illuminate at least a portion of a face of a subject. The camera is configured to capture one or more images of the subject during illumination of the face of the subject. The analysis module is configured to analyze the one or more images captured by the camera to determine an indication of liveliness of the subject and prevent spoofing.

Claims (48)

1. A biometric analysis system, comprising:

a first illumination source configured to emit a near infrared light to illuminate an iris of a subject;

a second illumination source configured to emit a visible light to illuminate the iris of the subject;

one or more cameras configured to capture one or more images of the subject during illumination of the subject with the first illumination source and the second illumination source, the captured one or more images of the subject during illumination of the subject with the first illumination source are monochromatic images, and the captured one or more images of the subject during illumination of the subject with the second illumination source are color images; and

an analysis module configured to:

(i) receive as input the one or more monochromatic images and the one or more color images,

(ii) determine an iris texture based on the one or more monochromatic images,

(iii) determine a color spectrum with pigmentation characteristics of the iris of the subject based on the one or more color images,

(iv) compare the color spectrum with the pigmentation characteristics of the iris of the subject in the one or more color images to the one or more monochromatic images of the iris,

(v) determine whether a match exists between the color spectrum with the pigmentation characteristics of at least a portion of the iris of the subject in the one or more color images and a corresponding portion in the one or more monochromatic images of the iris of the subject, and

(vi) determine that the one or more color images are contraindicative of a live subject if the analysis module determines that the match exists.

2. The biometric analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more cameras are configured to simultaneously capture the one or more images of the subject during illumination of the subject with the first illumination source and the second illumination source.

3. The biometric analysis system of claim 1 , wherein a determination by the analysis module that the match exists is indicative of a monochrome section in the portion of the iris of the subject in the one or more color images.

4. A method of biometric analysis, comprising:

illuminating an iris of a subject with a near infrared light from a first illumination source of a biometric analysis system;

illuminating the iris of the subject with a visible light emitted from a second illumination source of the biometric analysis system;

capturing one or more images of the subject with one or more cameras of the biometric analysis system during illumination of the subject with the first illumination source and the second illumination source, the captured one or more images of the subject during illumination of the subject with the first illumination source are monochromatic images, and the captured one or more images of the subject during illumination of the subject with the second illumination source are color images;

receiving as input at an analysis module of the biometric analysis system the one or more monochromatic images and the one or more color images;

determining an iris texture with the analysis module of the biometric analysis system based on the one or more monochromatic images;

determining a color spectrum with pigmentation characteristics of the iris of the subject with the analysis module of the biometric analysis system based on the one or more color images;

comparing the color spectrum with the pigmentation characteristics of the iris of the subject in the one or more color images to the one or more monochromatic images of the iris;

determining whether a match exists between the color spectrum with the pigmentation characteristics of at least a portion of the iris of the subject in the one or more color images and a corresponding portion in the one or more monochromatic images of the iris of the subject; and

determining that the one or more color images are contraindicative of a live subject if the analysis module determines that the match exists.

5. The method of claim 4 , comprising simultaneously capturing with the one or more cameras the one or more images of the subject during illumination of the subject with the first illumination source and the second illumination source.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein a determination by the analysis module that the match exists is indicative of a monochrome section in the portion of the iris of the subject in the one or more color images.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for biometric analysis that are executable by a processing device, wherein execution of the instructions by the processing device causes the processing device to:

illuminate an iris of a subject with a near infrared light from a first illumination source of a biometric analysis system;

illuminate the iris of the subject with a visible light emitted from a second illumination source of the biometric analysis system;

capture one or more images of the subject with one or more cameras of the biometric analysis system during illumination of the subject with the first illumination source and the second illumination source, the captured one or more images of the subject during illumination of the subject with the first illumination source are monochromatic images, and the captured one or more images of the subject during illumination of the subject with the second illumination source are color images;

receive as input at an analysis module of the biometric analysis system the one or more monochromatic images and the one or more color images;

determine an iris texture with the analysis module of the biometric analysis system based on the one or more monochromatic images;

determine a color spectrum with pigmentation characteristics of the iris of the subject with the analysis module of the biometric analysis system based on the one or more color images;

compare the color spectrum with the pigmentation characteristics of the iris of the subject in the one or more color images to the one or more monochromatic images of the iris;

determine whether a match exists between the color spectrum with the pigmentation characteristics of at least a portion of the iris of the subject in the one or more color images and a corresponding portion in the one or more monochromatic images of the iris of the subject; and

determine that the one or more color images are contraindicative of a live subject if the analysis module determines that the match exists.

8. The biometric analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more cameras comprise a single camera configured to capture the one or more images of the subject during both illumination of the subject with the first illumination source and the second illumination source.

9. The biometric analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more cameras comprise a first camera configured to capture the one or more images of the subject during illumination of the subject with the first illumination source, and the one or more cameras comprise a second camera configured to capture the one or more images of the subject during illumination of the subject with the second illumination source.

10. The biometric analysis system of claim 1 , wherein if the analysis module detects a monochromatic iris structure in the one or more monochromatic images, and detects the iris in the one or more color images to be entirely a color structure, the analysis module determines that the one or more color images of the subject are indicative of the live subject.

11. The biometric analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the analysis module is configured to segment and generate templates for the one or more images in each spectral band.

12. The biometric analysis system of claim 11 , wherein the analysis module is configured to perform a comparison analysis between the captured one or more images and the templates during authentication of the subject.

13. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more cameras comprise a single camera, and the method comprises capturing the one or more images of the subject during both illumination of the subject with the first illumination source and the second illumination source with the single camera.

14. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more cameras comprise a first camera and a second camera, and the method comprises capturing the one or more images of the subject during illumination of the subject with the first illumination source with the first camera, and capturing the one or more images of the subject during illumination of the subject with the second illumination source with the second camera.

15. The method of claim 4 , comprising:

detecting with the analysis module a monochromatic iris structure in the one or more monochromatic images of the subject;

detecting with the analysis module that the iris in the one or more color images is entirely a color structure; and

determining with the analysis module that the one or more color images of the subject are indicative of the live subject.

16. The method of claim 4 , comprising segmenting and generating templates with the analysis module for the one or more images in each spectral band.

17. The method of claim 16 , comprising performing a comparison analysis with the analysis module between the captured one or more images and the templates during authentication of the subject.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2018
From: GREEN, JOHN TIMOTHY; ACKERMAN, DAVID ALAN
To: PRINCETON IDENTITY, INC.
Reel/Frame 047232/0597 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation PCTUS2017013110 · Jan 12, 2017
Provisional Application 62295554 · Feb 16, 2016
Provisional Application 62277630 · Jan 12, 2016
Related Publication 20170337440A1 · Nov 23, 2017
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