A surveillance apparatus (100) includes a feature value storage apparatus (200) that associates and stores a feature value of a person belonging to the same group, a detection unit (102) that detects an approach of a person not belonging to the same group to the person belonging to the same group within a reference distance by processing a captured image by using the feature value, and an output unit (104) that performs a predetermined output by using a detection result of the detection unit (102).

In an aspect, a fingerprint sensing module configured to be integrated in a device for biometric authentication of a user of the device is provided. The fingerprint sensing module comprises a fingerprint sensor and a display configured to display information to the user; the display comprising pixel elements being arranged in the display such that the pixel elements do not obscure a sensing area of the fingerprint sensor in which area the fingerprint sensor is being configured to detect a finger of the user.

In an aspect, a fingerprint sensing module configured to be integrated in a device for biometric authentication of a user of the device is provided. The fingerprint sensing module comprises a fingerprint sensor and a display configured to display information to the user; the display comprising pixel elements being arranged in the display such that the pixel elements do not obscure a sensing area of the fingerprint sensor in which area the fingerprint sensor is being configured to detect a finger of the user.

Systems and methods for eye image set selection, eye image collection, and eye image combination are described. Embodiments of the systems and methods for eye image set selection can include comparing a determined image quality metric with an image quality threshold to identify an eye image passing an image quality threshold, and selecting, from a plurality of eye images, a set of eye images that passes the image quality threshold.

Systems and methods for eye image set selection, eye image collection, and eye image combination are described. Embodiments of the systems and methods for eye image set selection can include comparing a determined image quality metric with an image quality threshold to identify an eye image passing an image quality threshold, and selecting, from a plurality of eye images, a set of eye images that passes the image quality threshold.

Present disclosure provides a method for determining if an event relates to an unauthorized subject, the method comprising: determining a likelihood of how the event is similar to at least one of: (i) at least one event of a list of events relating to the unauthorized subject and (ii) at least one of a list of events relating to an authorized subject, each event of the list of events comprising data identifying the unauthorized subject, the determination of likelihood being based on the data identifying the unauthorized subject; and determining the event to relate to the unauthorized subject in response to the determination of the likelihood.

Present disclosure provides a method for determining if an event relates to an unauthorized subject, the method comprising: determining a likelihood of how the event is similar to at least one of: (i) at least one event of a list of events relating to the unauthorized subject and (ii) at least one of a list of events relating to an authorized subject, each event of the list of events comprising data identifying the unauthorized subject, the determination of likelihood being based on the data identifying the unauthorized subject; and determining the event to relate to the unauthorized subject in response to the determination of the likelihood.

A sensing device of an embodiment includes: a first sensor that acquires three-dimensional shape information on a surface of an object to be sensed; and a second sensor that acquires texture information on the surface or a vicinity of the surface of the object to be sensed at a position having a predetermined positional relation with an information acquisition position in the object to be sensed of the first sensor.

A face authentication apparatus (50) includes an image generation unit (102) that generates a first image by capturing an image of a person, a control unit (104) that, when the first image does not satisfy a criterion for face collation, controls lighting and causes the image generation unit (102) to generate a second image by capturing an image of the person again, and a face authentication unit (52) that executes face authentication by using the second image.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for fast user enrollment for facial recognition using face clustering. One of the methods includes identifying, from a set of face images of faces, clusters of face images, where the clusters of face images include a particular cluster; receiving, from a device, an indication that the particular cluster includes a first subcluster of face images that depict a first person and a second subcluster of face images that depict a second person; in response to receiving the indication, determining that a number of face images in the first subcluster of face images that depict the first person does not satisfy an enrollment criteria; identifying another cluster of face images that depict the first person; and enrolling, in a facial recognition database, the first person using the other cluster of face images.