Systems and methods for analyzing facial expressions, identifying intent and transforming images through review of facial expressions

Abstract

Methods of analyzing a plurality of facial expressions are disclosed that include: identifying a subject person, utilizing the subject person to create an image of a known target, removing at least one distracter expression from the target image to form a revised target image, and reviewing the revised target image with at least one third party participant to form a final target image. Additional methods of analyzing a plurality of facial expressions include: identifying a subject person, utilizing the subject person to create an image of a known target, digitizing the target image, removing at least one distracter expression from the target image to transform the target image to a revised target image, and reviewing the revised target image with at least one third party participant to transform the revised target image to a final target image. Software for implementing contemplated methods include: a set speed function, a pre-test phase function, an instruction phase function, a practice phase function, and a post-test phase function.

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         21 . A method of creating and analyzing a plurality of facial expressions, comprising:
 identifying a subject person,   utilizing the subject person to create an image of a known target,   removing at least one distracter expression from the target image to form a revised target image,   reviewing the revised target image with at least one third party participant to form a final target image;   presenting, by a computer, a user with multiple target images depicting a facial expression, wherein the multiple target images include images of dangerous intent and images of non-dangerous intent, and wherein the multiple target images include the final target image;   receiving, by the computer, a response from the user, wherein the response indicates whether or not the facial expression depicted in each target image of the multiple target images depicts a dangerous intent facial expression;   determining, by the computer, whether the response is correct or incorrect;   tracking, by the computer, a total number of correct and incorrect responses from the user; and   displaying, by the computer, the total number of correct and incorrect responses to the user.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the subject person is a crime victim. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the crime victim is an assault victim. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the known target is the criminal. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the criminal is an attacker. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising identifying at least one key feature in the final target image that depicts target intent. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the target intent comprises dangerous intent. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising comparing the final target image to at least one comparison image. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein utilizing the subject person to create an image of a known target includes digitizing the image. 
     
     
         30 . A method of creating and analyzing a plurality of facial expressions, comprising:
 identifying a subject person,   utilizing the subject person to create a target image of a known target,   digitizing the target image,   removing at least one distracter expression from the target image to transform the target image to a revised target image,   reviewing the revised target image with at least one third party participant to transform the revised target image to a final target image;   presenting, by the computer, a user with multiple target images depicting a facial expression, wherein the multiple target images include images of dangerous intent and images of non-dangerous intent, and wherein the multiple target images include the final target image;   receiving, by the computer, a response from the user, wherein the response indicates whether or not the facial expression depicted in each target image of the multiple target images depicts a dangerous intent facial expression;   determining, by the computer, whether the response is correct or incorrect;   tracking, by the computer, a total number of correct and incorrect responses from the user; and   displaying, by the computer, the total number of correct and incorrect responses to the user.   
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein the subject person is a crime victim. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 31 , wherein the crime victim is an assault victim. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein the known target is the criminal. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the criminal is an attacker. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 30 , further comprising identifying at least one key feature in the final target image that depicts target intent. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 35 , wherein the target intent comprises dangerous intent. 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 30 , further comprising comparing the final target image to at least one comparison image. 
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein utilizing the subject person to create an image of a known target includes digitizing the image. 
     
     
         39 . An executable software for implementing the method of  claim 21 , embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the executable software comprising:
 a set speed function, a pre-test phase function, an instruction phase function, a practice phase function, and   a post-test phase function.   
     
     
         40 . A system comprising a computer for executing the executable software of  claim 39 . 
     
     
         41 . A method of analyzing a plurality of facial expressions, comprising:
 presenting, by a computer, a user with multiple target images depicting a facial expression, wherein the multiple target images include images of dangerous intent and images of non-dangerous intent;   receiving, by the computer, a response from the user, wherein the response indicates whether or not the facial expression displayed in each target image of the multiple target images depicts a dangerous intent facial expression;   determining, by the computer, whether the response is correct or incorrect;   tracking, by the computer, a total number of correct and incorrect responses from the user; and   displaying, by the computer, the total number of correct and incorrect responses to the user.   
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 41 , further comprising:
 providing the user with instructions for identifying dangerous intent facial expressions, wherein the instructions comprise a depiction of dangerous intent facial expressions, and wherein the instructions contrast the dangerous intent facial expression depictions with a depiction of distracter facial expressions.