FACE VERIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS: abstract simplified (18333195)

• This abstract for appeared for patent application number 18333195 Titled 'FACE VERIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS'

Simplified Explanation

This abstract describes a method and device for verifying a user's face on a mobile device. The device obtains images of the user and checks if any of the images are taken from a distance outside a certain range. Based on the result, the device performs verification using a stricter threshold for images taken from outside the range, and a less strict threshold for images taken within the range.

Original Abstract Submitted

Disclosed is a face verification method and apparatus. A mobile device may include one or more processors configured to obtain one or more images for a user, ascertain whether any of the one or more images correspond to respective user distances, from the user to the mobile device, outside of a threshold range of distances, and selectively, based on a result of the ascertaining, perform verification using a first verification threshold for any of the one or more images ascertained to correspond to the respective user distances that are outside the threshold range of distances, and perform verification using a less strict second verification threshold for any of the one or more images that have been ascertained to not correspond to the respective user distances that are outside the threshold range of distances.