Cell Phones Learn to Recognize Their Owners' Faces

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 19, 2005 @03:57PM from the smile-and-dial dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Oki Electric this week began marketing a technology that inexpensively adds face recognition to camera-equipped cell phones. Oki's 'Face Sensing Engine' middleware decodes facial images within 280 milliseconds on a 100 MHz ARM9 processor, and can restrict access to mobile devices by recognizing their owners. Its purpose is to safeguard sensitive personal data -- such as email addresses and phone numbers -- in the event of loss or theft of their devices. The technology works by locating and mapping key facial features -- such as eyes, eyebrows, and mouth -- and adapts to changing facial conditions such as winking and smiling, according to Oki."

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One Step Behind by QuantumMajo · 2005-10-19 16:56 · Score: 0, Redundant

Oki Data is late to the biometrics party in Japan (IRTA). This topic is late to the party (Anyone remember March 3rd, 2005 Slashdot Post "Face Recognition Comes to Cameraphones")... Move along, nothing for your cell phone to see here.