NEC has been granted a patent for an information processing apparatus that uses DNA information and facial images to identify blood relatives of a suspect. The apparatus generates a list of blood relatives based on DNA information, searches for facial images resembling the suspect, and generates suspect information by associating the retrieved facial images with the blood relatives. GlobalData’s report on NEC gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Dna-based facial recognition for identifying blood relatives
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11776660B2) describes an information processing apparatus and method for identifying blood relatives based on DNA information and facial images. The apparatus includes a memory and a processor that executes instructions to perform various tasks.
First, the apparatus acquires input DNA information of a target person and person images that include facial regions. It then identifies DNA information of persons presumed to be blood relatives of the target person from a database. This database contains registered DNA information, facial images, and ethnic information for each registered person.
After identifying the DNA information of the presumed blood relatives, the apparatus acquires ethnic information and facial images of these individuals from the database. It then extracts feature points from the acquired facial images and feature points from the person images. By comparing these feature points, the apparatus determines which acquired person images have faces similar to those in the acquired facial images.
Finally, the apparatus outputs the acquired ethnic information and the identified person facial images that have been deemed to have similar faces. Additionally, the information to be output may indicate the reliability of the blood relationship between the target person and the presumed blood relative.
The patent also mentions that the input DNA information and registered DNA information include DNA sequence information used for DNA identification. The processor in the apparatus matches the loci of a microsatellite in the input DNA information with corresponding loci in the registered DNA information of each registered person. It selects the registered DNA information based on a loci ratio that matches the loci subjected to the matching judgment.
In summary, this patent describes an information processing apparatus and method that utilizes DNA information and facial images to identify blood relatives. By comparing feature points extracted from facial images, the apparatus can determine which person images have faces similar to those in the facial images. This technology has potential applications in various fields, such as genealogy research and forensic investigations.
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