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Face Recognition Comes to Cameraphones

Posted by timothy on from the webcams-will-be-mandatory dept.

An anonymous reader writes "If you have a camera phone, you may soon have to take a picture of yourself before making a call or accessing data stored on the device. A Japanese company has developed face recognition software for camera phones that it says can authenticate users within one second of clicking the shutter. Omron (Japanese) will demonstrate its Okao Vision Face Recognition Sensor at tomorrow's Security Show Japan in Tokyo."

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  1. Re:Hmmm by NanoGator · · Score: 0, Troll

    "What if you are having a 'bad face day'?"

    I imagine the first step would be to ask about it on Slashdot.

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  2. Re: 1 Megapixel by NanoGator · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Considering that most camera phones are 1 MP, How accurate could this possibly be ?"

    Recognition works better with lower res photos than higher res. Added detail means higher capacity for error. It's only looking for basic proportions, it's not matching the pattern of pores on your face. I'd be surprised if it were doing the match at a resolution higher than 320 by 240.

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