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Apple files patents for object and facial recognition for the iPhone

Apple files patents for object and facial recognition for the iPhoneHmm, where have I seen this innovation before?[i]Much like the Apple?s biometric patent that was discovered last week, the facial recognition algorithm could use the iSight camera built into all Macs except the mini to determine a user?s identity and...

Tags: Apple iPhone, facial recognition, Apple Inc., patent

Discussion threads 2009-07-09

Apple files patents for object and facial recognition for the iPhone

MacRumors notes that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has published "several dozen" patent applications this morning including an interesting one that covers object and facial recognition, messaging, and voice modulation. Unwired View took a closer look at one patent filed on March...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Patent, Facial Recognition, Apple Inc., Camera, Object Recognition Patent, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-09

State DMV: Facial recognition requires 'No Smile' rule

State DMV: Facial recognition requires 'No Smile' ruleWowNext step, match your DMV photo with the street camera image to track you everywhere. The robot traffic cameras will send the ticket directly to your home. The jay walking ticket automatically deducted from your bank account.RE: State DMV: Facial recognition...

Tags: Alice, State DMV, facial recognition, smile

Discussion threads 2009-05-28

State DMV: Facial recognition requires 'No Smile' rule

Facial recognition systems may have their good points, but count this on the negative side: At the Virginia DMV, smiles are outlawed, according to the Washington Post. Manassas resident Maria Quispe when she sat down against the white backdrop and attempted to look happy for...

Tags: Facial Recognition, Virginia DMV, Quispe, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-05-27

iLife '09

Photo gallery:Apple iLife '09Apple's iLife '09 may be just an evolutionary upgrade from iLife '08, but oh what an evolution. iPhoto gets some major new features with face recognition, geotagging, and social networking integration; iMovie sees a return of advanced features that went away with '08; GarageBand gets some major...

Tags: False Positives, Apple iPhoto, Apple iLife, photograph, facial recognition

Product reviews 2009-02-02

Shop around before you buy Apple's iLife '09

Mark your calendar, fellow Macheads. Apple's iLife '09 will be released tomorrow. The upgrades to iLife, of course, was one of the big (YAWN!) announcements during this year's Macworld keynote speech. That's where Marketing VP Phil Schiller  - filling in for Steve Jobs - highlighted things like...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Facial Recognition, Apple iLife, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-26

Facial recognition systems for border security

Facial recognition systems are used around the world to check very quickly if an individual's photo appears in a database of known or suspected criminals. Unfortunately, the systems often acquire poor facial images in real-world environments such as airports. Now, researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology...

Tags: Facial Recognition, Border Security, Image, Camera, NIST, Facial Recognition System, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Google's new foray into image search

In an interview with Beet.tv's Andy Plesser, Google's director of product management for consumer search properties, R.J. Pittman, discusses the search giant's development of software for facial recognition and scene analysis.

Tags: Image Search, Google Inc., News, google, RJ Pittman, facial recognition

Videos 2008-07-07

Photos: HP's Chinese media search lab

Company collaborates with Beijing's Tsinghua University to tailor media search applications such as facial recognition for its consumer PCs.

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Desktops, media, Tsinghua University, facial recognition, consumer PC, Beijing, photograph, Hewlett-Packard Co., PC

Image galleries 2007-05-29

Facial recognition technology shows improvement

The National Institute of Standards says that facial recognition technology can be better than human identification with accuracy rates approaching 99 percent. Iris scanning, however, could improve. The report, dubbed the Face Recognition Vendor Test FRVT 2006 and the Iris Challenge Evaluation ICE 2006, evaluates...

Tags: Security, Science, Innovation, General

Blog posts 2007-04-05

FaceMetrix 2.2 (Windows)

FaceMetrix provides a cost-effective security and access control solution. It centralizes facial recognition system that can track and monitor unauthorized attempts. It automatically captures faces in the viewing area of camera. It compares facial characteristics against those stored in the database of preenrolled individuals. Lastly, it finds a match in...

Tags: Facial Recognition, Microsoft Windows, Access Control, Alestron/Penpower, FaceMetrix

Software downloads 2006-03-21

Biometric passports issued to British diplomats

IDs, with digital facial recognition, to be issued to public in February. Later versions likely to include fingerprints. The first e-passports featuring biometric identification stored on a chip have been issued to British diplomats. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has been conducting trials of the new...

Tags: Facial Recognition, E-passport, Passport, Diplomat, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, UK Passport Service, Biometrics, Authentication/Encryption, Security, Steve Ranger

News items 2005-11-08

Face Value: Examining the Factors That Influence Successful Facial Recognition Technology Implementations

The myriad claims and counter-claims about the efficacy of facial recognition FR systems bewilders many people, even perhaps those in the biometrics technology community. This paper attempts to bring clarity to the topic, reconciling the contradictions arising from a diversity of opinion on this relatively new and very promising technology.

Tags: Imagis Technologies, Facial Recognition, Biometrics, Authentication/Encryption, Security

White papers 2004-06-11

Alliance formed to push biometrics

A number of commercial and government bodies have banded together to promote the development of biometrics, the technology of measuring human features for security and other purposes. According to a statement from Hitachi, one of the members of the newly formed Biometrics Security Consortium BSC, there was a need...

Tags: Alliance, Facial Recognition, Biometrics, Authentication/Encryption, Security, CNETAsia Staff

News items 2003-06-24

Biometrics: A Look at Facial Recognition

Biometrics is used for human recognition which consists of identification and verification. The terms differ significantly. With identification, the biometric system asks and attempts to answer the question, "Who is X?" In an identification application, the biometric device reads a sample and compares that sample against every record or template...

Tags: Ingersoll-Rand, Facial Recognition, Identification Application, Biometrics, Authentication/Encryption, Security

White papers 2003-02-04

Biometrics finds its niche

Biometrics will never live up to its post-September 11 hype, but Steve Hunt of Giga Information Group says the technology has found its perfect niche: the biometric smart card. Steve HuntVice President of ResearchGiga Information Group Steve Hunt is vice president and security research leader...

Tags: Smart Card, Password, Facial Recognition, Authentication, Steve Hunt, Authentication/Encryption, Biometrics, Smart Cards, Digital Security, Security, Eric Butterfield

News items 2002-09-24

Can facial recognition snag terrorists?

A number of the companies selling face-recognition products have made elaborate promises about their technology since the Sept. 11 attacks, but many are skeptical about its current real-world effectiveness. Will face recognition be the Patriot missile of the domestic fight against terrorism--a technology that initially draws raves but ultimately...

Tags: Software, Viisage Technology Inc., Database, Facial Recognition, Face Recognition, Picture, Tools & Techniques, Management, Lee Gomes

News items 2001-09-27

Australia Passports Speeding Movement Through Airports and Boosting Security

With ePassport, Australia Passports is reducing the incidence of identify theft - a crime which costs an estimated $1.1 billion per year. At the same time, they're delivering increased citizen safety and expedited service to the 20 million inhabitants of Australia. With an overriding goal of providing a secure, efficient...

Tags: Facial Recognition, Unisys Corp., Passport, Security

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Microsoft still working on an Adobe Lightroom competitor, but with a social twist

Maybe MS needs myLife instead of focusing on cloud everything.I've been a Windows user since Windows 1.0 on MS-DOS. I used Multiplan and Word with a mouse before Windows even existed. Over the years I've purchased so many copies of MS Office, OS upgrades, mice, keyboards, joysticks, development environments (MASM,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., photograph, Microsoft Windows Vista, Adobe Lightroom, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Alienware M15x (Intel Core i7 720QM, 250GB HDD, 3GB)

Keeping the same revised look and feel as the recent 17-inch M17x version, the Alienware M15x is an imposing black slab of computing power that's thicker and heavier than most 17-inch laptops. We love having high-end options such as Intel's uberpowerful Core i7-920XM CPU, and it's a plus that...

Tags: Alienware, Alienware M15x

Product reviews 2009-11-13