VISUAL RECOGNITION SYSTEM BASED ON VISUALLY DISTORTED IMAGE DATA

摘要

Visual recognition system includes a video camera (e.g., CMOS or CCD array), a physical visual distortion system between the camera and incoming light, a mathematical characterization of the physical distortion device, a facial recognition or other biometric recognition algorithm, and a coupling of the analyzed images to an individual's identity. The distortion system provides a singular or paired effect of occluding, blurring, segmenting, multiplying, color filtering, lensing, mirroring, or other distortive effect that render the resulting distorted image unrecognizable to an observer. The identity of the individual from which the distorted image is generated is thereafter determined by electronic comparison of the distorted image against a catalog of stored distorted images obtained from identified individuals.