Videoconference and Video Visitation Security

Patent №

US 9,106,789

Granted

2015-08-11

Filed 2012

Owner

TECH FRIENDS, INC.

Lab

AI components

2

vision · planning

Assignment

Recorded

Dataset

AIPD

2023_r1 edition

Application

13355211

Systems and methods for providing video visitation security to a controlled-environment facility are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method may include detecting an image of a face in a video stream transmitted between a resident (e.g., an inmate) of a controlled-environment facility (e.g., a jail or prison) and a non-resident of the controlled environment facility during a video visitation session. For example, the first image may occupy a given area on a display upon rendering of the video stream. As such, the method may include defacing (e.g., blurring, clouding, darkening, distorting, masking, shading, etc.) other areas on the display outside of the given area. Moreover, in various implementations, a method may also include detecting additional faces, determining and/or validating any number of visitors (e.g., via facial recognition), identifying certain attempts to circumvent security procedures, as well as taking pre-established corrective measures.

VisionPlanningH04N 7/15G06V 20/52H04N 7/147H04N 7/155H04N 21/44008

AI classification

Vision1.00
Planning1.00
Evolutionary computation0.01
Knowledge representation0.01
Natural language0.01
AI hardware0.00
Speech0.00
Machine learning0.00

Ownership

TECH FRIENDS, INC.

assignment · 275700692

Assignors

SHIPMAN, BOBBY L., SHIPMAN, LAURA

On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.

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