Authentication device, authentication method, and recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12223775-B2
Application number	US-202318221319-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 12, 2023
Priority date	Sep 28, 2018
Publication date	Feb 11, 2025
Grant date	Feb 11, 2025

Abstract

The disclosure is detecting an authentication target who is moving in a predetermined direction in a video; inputting a first image in which an entire body of the target; calculating characteristic information from an image of the entire body in the first image, comparing the calculated characteristic information with characteristic information of the entire body stored in first memory that stores characteristic information of entire bodies of targets, and extracting candidate information of the targets from the first memory based on a first authentication result; inputting a second image in which an iris of the target; and comparing characteristic information of irises stored in second memory that stores the characteristic information of the irises of targets with characteristic information of an iris from the second image, calculating a verification score, executing second authentication on the target in the second image based on the verification score, and outputting an authentication result.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An authentication device comprising:
a memory storing instructions; and
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform:
detecting an authentication target who is moving toward an exit of a predetermined area;
extracting first biological information of the authentication target from a first image in which an entire body of the authentication target is captured, the first image including the authentication target captured by a first image device;
extracting second biological information of the authentication target from a second image in which an iris of at least one of a right eye and a left eye of the authentication target is captured, the second biological information being different in type from the first biological information, the second image captured by a second image device after the first image is captured by the first image device;
determining whether to authenticate the authentication target using the first biological information and the second biological information; and
adjusting an authentication timing in such a way that a third authentication is executed after a first authentication, a second authentication is executed after the third authentication, and the first authentication, the third authentication, and the second authentication are completed within a time period in which the authentication target is moving toward the exit of the predetermined area.

2. The authentication device according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to perform:
excluding a user moving in a direction other than toward the exit of the predetermined area from detection as the authentication target.

3. The authentication device according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to perform:
determining whether the second image is of the left eye or the right eye of the target based on information including the first image and outputting a determination result in association with the second image as left/right information; and
comparing characteristic information of an iris calculated from the second image associated with the left/right information with one or more pieces of characteristic information stored in a storage related to the left/right information and calculating a verification score.

4. An authentication method performed by a computer and comprising:
detecting an authentication target who is moving toward an exit of a predetermined area;
extracting first biological information of the authentication target from a first image in which an entire body of the authentication target is captured, the first image including the authentication target captured by a first image device;
extracting second biological information of the authentication target from a second image in which an iris of at least one of a right eye and a left eye of the authentication target is captured, the second biological information being different in type from the first biological information, the second image captured by a second image device after the first image is captured by the first image device;
determining whether to authenticate the authentication target using the first biological information and the second biological information; and
adjusting an authentication timing in such a way that a third authentication is executed after a first authentication, a second authentication is executed after the third authentication, and the first authentication, the third authentication, and the second authentication are completed within a time period in which the authentication target is moving toward the exit of the predetermined area.

5. The authentication method according to claim 4 , further comprising
excluding a user moving in a direction other than toward the exit of the predetermined area from detection as the authentication target.

6. The authentication method according to claim 4 , further comprising:
determining whether the second image is of the left eye or the right eye of the target based on information including the first image and outputting a determination result in association with the second image as left/right information; and
comparing characteristic information of an iris calculated from the second image associated with the left/right information with one or more pieces of characteristic information stored in a storage related to the left/right information and calculating the verification score.

7. A non-transitory program recording medium storing a program executable by a computer to perform processing comprising:
detecting an authentication target who is moving toward an exit of a predetermined area;
extracting first biological information of the authentication target from a first image in which an entire body of the authentication target is captured, the first image including the authentication target captured by a first image device;
extracting second biological information of the authentication target from a second image in which an iris of at least one of a right eye and a left eye of the authentication target is captured, the second biological information being different in type from the first biological information, the second image captured by a second image device after the first image is captured by the first image device;
determining whether to authenticate the authentication target using the first biological information and the second biological information; and
adjusting an authentication timing in such a way that a third authentication is executed after a first authentication, a second authentication is executed after the third authentication, and the first authentication, the third authentication, and the second authentication are completed within a time period in which the authentication target is moving toward the exit of the predetermined area.

8. The non-transitory program recording medium according to claim 7 ,
wherein the processing further comprises:
excluding a user moving in a direction other than toward the exit of the predetermined area from detection as the authentication target.

9. The non-transitory program recording medium according to claim 7 ,
wherein the processing further comprises:
determining whether the second image is of the left eye or the right eye of the target based on information including the first image and outputting a determination result in association with the second image as left/right information; and
comparing characteristic information of an iris calculated from the second image associated with the left/right information with one or more pieces of characteristic information stored in a storage related to the left/right information and calculating the verification score.

Assignees

• Nec Corp

Inventors

• Shibata Takashi
• Yachida Shoji
• Funayama Chisato
• Tsukada Masato
• OGINO Yuka
• Chono Keiichi
• Kitagawa Emi
• Yoshida Yasuhiko
• Mori Yusuke

Classifications

• G06V2201/07

  Target detection · CPC title

• G06V40/103

  Static body considered as a whole, e.g. static pedestrian or occupant recognition · CPC title

• G06V40/19

  Sensors therefor · CPC title

• G06V40/171

  Local features and components; Facial parts (eye characteristics G06V40/18); Occluding parts, e.g. glasses; Geometrical relationships · CPC title

• G06V20/52

  Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects (recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69) · CPC title