Facial Hue Detection System

Traditional methods for scanning and analyzing various skin tones can affect biometric system performance. Lighting conditions around the biometric camera can also impact how a biometric system perceives skin tone, further exasperating performance issues. As reliance on biometric data increases, detection technologies need to be accurate and fair, designed with as little bias as possible, and consistent across people with different skin tones.

Researchers at the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate invented the Facial Hue Detection System (FHDS) to address these challenges and provide an accurate method for facial skin tone standardization and measurements. FHDS analyzes facial images and creates an accurate skin tone swatch. Biometric processing systems then use the swatch to calibrate biometric cameras and produce color-corrected images that accurately capture skin tone.

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