Image analysis for determining characteristics of groups of individuals

摘要

Embodiments include methods for predicting one or more characteristics of an individual, such as a human or non-human animal, by applying computational methods to image(s) of the individual to generate one or more metrics indicative of the characteristics. Embodiments determine predictors of characteristics by creating a sample library of individuals, determining facial measurements for each individual, determining relationships between facial measurements and additional library data, and selecting predictors from these relationships. Embodiments include methods for predicting characteristics of individuals not in the library. Embodiments include methods for predicting characteristics of groups using predicted characteristics of individuals. Embodiments determine suitability of a pair of individuals (from the same or different species) for a particular purpose, task, or relationship based on characteristics of individuals. Other embodiments determine the compatibility of an individual with a group of other individuals. Embodiments include systems, devices, and computer-readable media comprising one or more of these methods.

主权项

1. A computerized method for determining the compatibility of an individual with other individuals, comprising:
receiving one or more digital images representing the individual annotated with a plurality of reference points: computing, with a digital computer:
one or more metrics related to the individual using measurements derived from the plurality of reference points; andone or more individual indicators related to characteristics of the individual based on one or more predetermined functions of the one or more metrics; andpredicting, with the digital computer, the compatibility of the individual based on the one or more individual indicators related to characteristics of the individual and indicators related to characteristics of the other individuals, wherein predicting the compatibility of the individual comprises: for each of the other individuals:
obtaining one or more individual indicators related to characteristics of a particular other individual;computing one or more pairwise indicators related to the individual and the particular other individual, each pairwise indicator computed based on a predetermined function of a predetermined set of indicators comprising at least one indicator related to the individual and the same at least one indicator related the particular other individual;computing a pairwise suitability indicator based on a predetermined function of the one or more pairwise indicators related to the individual and the particular other individual; andpredicting the compatibility of the individual based on a predetermined function of the respective pairwise suitability indicators related to the individual and each of the other individuals.