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US 12,099,357 · App. 16/937,085 · Granted Sep 24, 2024

Method for robotic devices to authenticate users

Inventors: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi (San Jose, CA); Amin Ebrahimi Afrouzi (Berkeley, CA); Masih Ebrahimi Afrouzi (Berkeley, CA); Soroush Mehrnia (Soeborg, DK); Azadeh Afshar Bakooshli (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: AI Incorporated
G05D1/0088B60R25/252B60R25/255B60R25/257G01C21/206G01C21/383G05D1/0214G05D1/0225G06N20/00G06V10/751G06V20/10G06V40/1365G06V40/172G06V40/197G06V40/10G06V40/14
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Patent No.
US 12,099,357
App. No.
16/937,085
Granted
Sep 24, 2024
Kind
B1
Abstract

A robot that recognizes a user by identifying elements in a captured image that match elements in at least one previously captured image of the user, identifying biometric data that matches previously captured biometric data of the user, or identifying voice data that matches previously captured voice data of the user. Upon recognition of the user, the user is authorized to use the robot, control the robot, modify settings of the robot, add or delete or modify access of users to the robot, actuate the robot, program the robot, and assign a task to the robot.

Claims (29)

1. A method for an artificial intelligence (AI) device to recognize a user, comprising:

recognizing, with a processor of the AI device, the user by at least one of:

identifying, with the processor of the AI device, elements in a captured image that match elements in at least one previously captured image of the user;

identifying, with the processor of the AI device, biometric data that matches previously captured biometric data of the user; and

identifying, with the processor of the AI device, voice data that matches previously captured voice data of the user;

wherein:

upon recognition, the user is authorized to execute at least one of: using the AI device, controlling the AI device, modifying settings of the AI device, adding or deleting or modifying access of users to the AI device, actuation of the AI device, programming the AI device, and assigning a task to the AI device; and

any of: the captured image, the biometric data, and the voice data are captured by a sensor of a communication device wirelessly connected with the AI device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying elements in the captured image that match elements in the at least one previously captured image comprises:

examining, with the processor of the AI device, pixel values and pixel attributes of at least some pixels in the captured image in relation to other surrounding pixels; and

identifying, with the processor of the AI device, pixel values and pixel attributes in the captured image that match pixel values and pixel attributes of at least some pixels in the at least one previously captured image.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying elements in the captured image that match elements in the at least one previously captured image comprises:

determining, with the processor of the AI device, first or second pixel value derivatives of at least some pixels in the captured image; and

identifying, with the processor of the AI device, first or second pixel value derivatives in the captured image that match first or second derivatives of at least some pixels in the at least one previously captured image.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the captured image and the at least one previously captured image comprise at least one captured image of any of: a face, an eye, a retina, a palm, and a finger print.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the biometric data and the previously captured biometric data comprises any of: finger print scan data, palm scan data, and blood vessel scan data.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the operations are executed using an application of a communication device wirelessly connected with the AI device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of processing operations are offloaded from the AI device to the cloud.

8. An AI device, comprising:

sensors;

a processor; and

memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor effectuates operations comprising:

recognizing, with the processor, a user by at least one of:

identifying, with the processor, elements in a captured image that match elements in at least one previously captured image of the user;

identifying, with the processor, biometric data that matches previously captured biometric data of the user; and

identifying, with the processor of the AI device, voice data that matches previously captured voice data of the user;

wherein:

upon recognition, the user is authorized to execute at least one of: using the AI device, controlling the AI device, modifying settings of the AI device, adding or deleting or modifying access of users to the AI device, actuation of the AI device, programming the AI device, and assigning a task to the AI device; and

any of: the captured image, the biometric data, and the voice data are captured by a sensor of a communication device wirelessly connected with the AI device.

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