Group Photo Authentication Control Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for taking group photographs using facial authentication technology often fail to capture all group members in the output image, making it difficult to obtain a complete group picture.
Innovation Solution
A photographing control device that includes storing means for identification information of group members, acquiring means for obtaining photographed images, region identifying means for facial regions, individual authentication controlling means for performing facial authentication using stored facial feature information, and output means for ensuring all group members are captured in the output image.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If facial authentication is performed using existing systems, then authentication functionality is provided, but not all group members are captured in the output image
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the authentication process into individual authentication checks for each detected facial region, then aggregates the results to determine group-level authentication status. This segmentation allows comprehensive verification of all group members while maintaining manageable processing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from individual facial authentication results to control the overall authentication process. When all group members are successfully authenticated, the system provides feedback by outputting the photographed image, creating a closed-loop verification system that ensures complete group member capture.
2Adaptability or versatility
If facial authentication is performed on photographed images, then authentication is enabled, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The photographing control device integrates multiple functions including image acquisition, facial region detection, individual authentication coordination, and output control into a single unified system. This multi-functionality approach enables comprehensive group authentication while avoiding the complexity of multiple separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary authentication control layer that coordinates between the photographing device and authentication device. This intermediary layer manages the complex interactions and data flow, simplifying the overall system architecture while maintaining high adaptability for group authentication scenarios.
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AI summary
A photographing control device includes a storage unit that stores identification information of a plurality of persons as a group, an acquiring unit that acquires a photographed image obtained by a predetermined photographing device and capturing multiple persons, a region identifying unit that identifies a plurality of facial regions from the photographed image, an individual authentication controlling unit that causes an authentication device storing a set of facial feature information items of the plurality of persons to perform facial authentication of each of the identified facial regions by use of the set of facial feature information items, and an output unit that outputs the photographed image as an output image if facial authentication of each of the facial feature information items of the respective persons belonging to the group has succeeded with regard to any one of the plurality of facial regions.