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US 12,417,271 · App. 18/053,760 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Electronic apparatus and control method

Inventor: Kazuhiro Kosugi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
G06F21/32G06T7/62G06T7/70G06V10/60G06V40/161G06T2207/30201
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Patent No.
US 12,417,271
App. No.
18/053,760
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a memory which temporarily stores image data of an image captured by an imaging device, and a processor which processes image data stored in the memory to execute boot processing to boot a system from a standby state based on an authentication result by face authentication. The processor processes image data of an image captured by the imaging device and stored in the memory in the standby state to detect, from the image, a face area in which a face that satisfies possible conditions for face authentication is captured, and when a face area that satisfies the possible conditions for face authentication is detected from the image, the processor gives a boot instruction to execute the boot processing.

Claims (30)

1. An electronic apparatus which executes boot processing to boot a system from a standby state, comprising:

a memory which temporarily stores image data of an image captured by an imaging device; and

a processor which performs processing based on image data stored in the memory, wherein

a face authentication function of the electronic apparatus is configured to be enabled or disabled,

the processor is configured to perform, in response to the face authentication function being enabled:

face detection processing to process the image data in the standby state in order to detect, from the image, a first face area in which a face that satisfies possible conditions for the face authentication is captured; and

boot instruction processing to execute the boot processing in response to detecting the first face area that satisfies the possible conditions,

the processor is configured to perform, in response to the face authentication function being disabled:

processing of the image data to detect a second face area regardless of whether or not the second face area satisfies the possible conditions for the face authentication; and

the boot instruction processing to execute the boot processing in response to detecting the second face area, and

an area for detecting the first face area is smaller than an area for detecting the second face area.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the possible conditions for the face authentication include a condition on a size of a face captured in the image relative to an area of the image, and

the condition on the size of the face is based on a imaging angle of view of the imaging device.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the possible conditions for the face authentication include a condition on a position of a face captured in the image within an area of the image, and

the condition on the position of the face is based on a imaging angle of view of the imaging device.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the possible conditions for the face authentication include a condition on an orientation of a face captured in the image.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the possible conditions for the face authentication include a condition on a brightness of a usage environment of the electronic apparatus.

6. A control method for an electronic apparatus including: a memory which temporarily stores image data of an image captured by an imaging device; and a processor which performs processing based on image data stored in the memory, to execute boot processing for booting a system from a standby state, the control method comprising:

determining whether or not a face authentication function of the electronic apparatus is enabled or disabled;

in response to determining the face authentication is enabled:

processing the image data in the standby state in order to detect, from the image, a first face area in which a face that satisfies possible conditions for the face authentication is captured; and

performing boot instruction processing to execute the boot processing in response to detecting the first face area that satisfies the possible conditions; and

in response to the face authentication function being disabled:

processing the image data to detect a second face area regardless of whether or not the second face area satisfies the possible conditions for the face authentication; and

performing the boot instruction processing to execute the boot processing in response to detecting the second face area, wherein

an area for detecting the first face area is smaller than an area for detecting the second face area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2023
From: KOSUGI, KAZUHIRO
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 062312/0133 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-209679 · Dec 23, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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