IP Library Granted Patent US 11,288,504
Granted Patent B2
US 11,288,504 · App. 17/073,247 · Granted Mar 29, 2022

Iris liveness detection for mobile devices

Inventor: Shejin Thavalengal (Galway, IE)
Assignee: FotoNation Limited
G06K9/00617G06K9/00906G06K9/6289G06T5/00H04N5/04H04N5/332H04N9/04515
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Patent No.
US 11,288,504
App. No.
17/073,247
Granted
Mar 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An approach for an iris liveness detection is provided. A plurality of image pairs is acquired using one or more image sensors of a mobile device. A particular image pair is selected from the plurality of image pairs, and a hyperspectral image is generated for the particular image pair. Based on, at least in part, the hyperspectral image, a particular feature vector for the eye-iris region depicted in the particular image pair is generated, and one or more trained model feature vectors generated for facial features of a particular user of the device are retrieved. Based on, at least in part, the particular feature vector and the one or more trained model feature vectors, a distance metric is determined and compared with a threshold. If the distance metric exceeds the threshold, then a first message indicating that the plurality of image pairs fails to depict the particular user is generated. It is also determined whether at least one characteristic, of one or more characteristics determined for NIR images, changes from image-to-image by at least a second threshold. If so, then a second message is generated to indicate that the plurality of image pairs depicts the particular user of a mobile device. The second message may also indicate that an authentication of an owner to the mobile device was successful. Otherwise, a third message is generated to indicate that a presentation attack on the mobile device is in progress.

Claims (87)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a first image sensor;

a second image sensor;

one or more processors; and

one or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising:

generating, at a first time and using the first image sensor, first image data representing an eye;

determining, based at least in part on the first image data, a first characteristic associated with the eye;

generating, at a second time and using the first image sensor, second image data representing the eye;

determining, based at least in part on the second image data, a second characteristic associated with the eye;

determining that the eye is associated with a user based at least in part on the first characteristic and the second characteristic; and

generating, using the second image sensor, third image data representing the eye.

2. The electronic device as recited in claim 1 , the operations further comprising identifying the user based at least in part on the third image data.

3. The electronic device as recited in claim 1 , wherein:

the first image sensor is a first type of image sensor; and

the second image sensor is a second type of image sensor that is different than the first type of image sensor.

4. The electronic device as recited in claim 1 , wherein:

the first image data represents a first near infra-red image depicting the eye;

the second image data represents a second near infra-red image depicting the eye; and

the third image data represents a red-green-blue image depicting the eye.

5. The electronic device as recited in claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

determining a change between the first characteristic and the second characteristic,

and wherein determining that the eye is associated with the user is based at least in part on the change.

6. The electronic device as recited in claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

determining a change between the first characteristic and the second characteristic; and

determining that the change is equal to or greater than a threshold change,

and wherein determining that the eye is associated with the user is based at least in part on the change being equal to or greater than the threshold change.

7. The electronic device as recited in claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

determining, based at least in part on the first image data, a third characteristic associated with the eye; and

determining, based at least in part on the second image data, a fourth characteristic associated with the eye,

and wherein determining that the eye is associated with the user is further based at least in part on the third characteristic and the fourth characteristic.

8. The electronic device as recited in claim 1 , wherein:

the first characteristic includes a first size of a pupil area of the eye; and

the second characteristic includes a second size of the pupil area of the eye.

9. The electronic device as recited in claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

generating, at a third time and using the first image sensor, fourth image data representing an additional eye;

determining, based at least in part on the fourth image data, a third characteristic associated with the additional eye;

generating, at a fourth time and using the first image sensor, fifth image data representing the additional eye;

determining, based at least in part on the fifth image data, a fourth characteristic associated with the additional eye; and

identifying a spoofing attack based at least in part on the fourth image data and the fifth image data.

10. A method comprising:

generating, at a first time and using a first image sensor, first image data representing an eye;

generating, at a second time and using the first image sensor, second image data representing the eye;

determining that the eye is associated with a user based at least in part on the first image data and the second image data;

generating, using a second image sensor, third image data representing the eye; and

identifying the user based at least in part on the third image data.

11. The method as recited in claim 10 , wherein:

the first image sensor is a first type of image sensor; and

the second image sensor is a second type of image sensor that is different than the first type of image sensor.

12. The method as recited in claim 10 , wherein:

the first image data represents a first near infra-red image depicting the eye;

the second image data represents a second near infra-red image depicting the eye; and

the third image data represents a red-green-blue image depicting the eye.

13. The method as recited in claim 10 , further comprising:

determining, based at least in part on the first image data, a first characteristic associated with the eye; and

determining, based at least in part on the second image data, a second characteristic associated with the eye,

and wherein determining that the eye is associated with the user is based at least in part on the first characteristic and the second characteristic.

14. The method as recited in claim 13 , further comprising:

determining a change between the first characteristic and the second characteristic,

wherein determining that the eye is associated with the user is based at least in part on the change.

15. The method as recited in claim 13 , further comprising:

determining a change between the first characteristic and the second characteristic; and

determining that the change is equal to or greater than a threshold change,

wherein determining that the eye is associated with the user is based at least in part on the change being equal to or greater than the threshold change.

16. The method as recited in claim 13 , wherein:

the first characteristic includes a first size of a pupil area of the eye; and

the second characteristic includes a second size of the pupil area of the eye.

17. The method as recited in claim 10 , further comprising:

generating, at a third time and using the first image sensor, fourth image data representing an additional eye;

generating, at a fourth time and using the first image sensor, fifth image data representing the additional eye; and

identifying a spoofing attack based at least in part on the fourth image data and the fifth image data.

18. An electronic device comprising:

a first image sensor;

a second image sensor;

one or more processors; and

one or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

generating, at a first time and using the first image sensor, first image data representing an eye;

determining, based at least in part on the first image data, a first characteristic associated with the eye;

generating, at a second time and using the first image sensor, second image data representing the eye;

determining, based at least in part on the second image data, a second characteristic associated with the eye; and

determining that the eye is not associated with a user based at least in part on the first characteristic and the second characteristic.

19. The electronic device as recited in claim 18 , wherein:

the first image sensor is a first type of image sensor; and

the second image sensor is a second type of image sensor that is different than the first type of image sensor.

20. The electronic device as recited in claim 18 , the operations further comprising:

determining a change between the first characteristic and the second characteristic; and

determining that the change is less than a threshold change,

wherein determining that the eye is not associated with the user is based at least in part on the change being less than the threshold change.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2024
From: FOTONATION LIMITED
To: XPERI PRODUCT SPINCO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066226/0640 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2024
From: XPERI PRODUCT SPINCO CORPORATION
To: XPERI HOLDING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066226/0749 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2024
From: XPERI HOLDING CORPORATION
To: ADEIA IMAGING LLC
Reel/Frame 066237/0375 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2023
From: ADEIA GUIDES INC.; ADEIA IMAGING LLC; ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC; ADEIA MEDIA SOLUTIONS INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS LLC; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC; ADEIA SOLUTIONS LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063529/0272 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2021
From: THAVALENGAL, SHEJIN
To: FOTONATION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 058286/0971 →