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3D Face Imaging in 40 Milliseconds

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the whole-new-meaning-to-snapshot dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "Computer scientists at Sheffield Hallam University, UK, have developed a new face recognition software which can produce an exact 3D image of a face within 40 milliseconds. A pattern of light is projected on your face, creating a 2D image, from which an accurate 3D representation is generated. This technology should speed airport check-ins, but it could also be used in banks or for checking ID cards as it allows full identification in less than one second."

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  1. Hrm. by Limburgher · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Impressive, but what if I shave?

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  2. Modifiable by TheStonepedo · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This is a very modifiable "biometric." I lost a little piece of my nose in a nasty bicycle accident. Some people get facelifts, nosejobs, and botox injections. Many men have differing amounts of facial hair on a day-to-day basis. People who fly infrequently could gain or lose a good deal of weight between flights and have different facial dimensions.
    The error tolerances that would have to be built into an automated face scanner would have to be large. I would rather have a human check my ID in a few milliseconds more than have an inaccurate system for verification. Show me a 40 millisecond thumbprint scanner with an international database and we'll talk.

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  3. works in the dark by twitter · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I wonder if an infrared pattern would work. You would not even know you had been scanned.

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