Transcript Anonymous and Revocable Fingerprint Recognition

Exploratory Computer Vision Group
UBIQ – Low Bandwidth
Visual Communication
Jonathan H. Connell
Exploratory Computer Vision Group
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Hawthorne, NY 10532
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UBIQ = The expert can be everywhere
 Field service dilemma (e.g. repair):
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Most problems have simple solutions
Some field-service problems require experts
Experts are expensive, want to utilize effectively
Medium-skilled labor can fix many problems
 Hybrid solution
– Send out medium-skilled person for quick fix in most cases
– Call back to main office for more difficult problems
 “Beaming in” the expert
– Sometimes verbal communications is insufficient
– Pictures can be sent but take a long time to transmit
– Person in the field might take picture of wrong aspect
 Provide a real-time “viewfinder” mode to allow expert to
quickly snap the right picture on a remote mobile phone
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Scenario: fixing a copier
 Customer calls in problem = streaks on paper
 Local maintenance guy shows up promptly
– Checks for correct paper & toner level
 Calls back to home office for advice
– Shows paper markings
Open the side …
… closer …
 Expert asks for view of “fuser roller”
– “What’s that?”
– Local person uses video mode to
get to correct location
… there.
 Expert snaps image and examines
– Fix problem by using alcohol wipe
on this component (marked)
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Value Proposition
End Users
 Lower cost of operations
– No expense for cars, plane trips, lodging …
Telcos
 Differentiated offering
 Right brain at the right place quickly
– No one else has this cool capability
– New Value-Added-Service application to
increase stickiness
– Can easily change experts if needed
– No delays due to flights, visa approval …
– Increases customer satisfaction
 Focus on (more lucrative) enterprise
customer base
 Better leverage existing expertise
– No time lost on travel (or getting lost)
 Bigger expert recruitment pool
– No onerous travel or relocation
– Social skills less important
 Optimized use of data network
 Supports higher usage data traffic
– Offset by increased (worker) productivity
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Deployment Model (Telco OEM)
Samsung
Telco
IBM
Build
software
customize
implementation
for Telco
Offers
application to
enterprise
customers
Hospital
Ricoh
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PC
client
Mobile
server
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Summary
Current status
Looking for
 Research project (unfunded)
 Deployment model
 Working on more specialized codecs
 Customers (telco and/or
end user)
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Hybrid lines + blobs
Spatially varying resolution
Camera tracking partial stills
Quick remote zoom refinement
 Catcher or partner for
technology transfer
 Single platform implementation
– Windows XP (PC client)
– Windows Mobile 5.0 (Smartphone server)
 Covered under US patent 7,219,364
 Demo possible (see wiki)
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Demo – click here to play
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