Real-Time, Detailed Face Tracking On a Nokia N900

ptresadern writes "Researchers at the University of Manchester this week revealed a detailed face tracker that runs in real-time on the Nokia N900 mobile phone. Unlike existing mobile face trackers (video) that give an approximate position and scale of the face, Manchester's embedded Active Appearance Model accurately tracks a number of landmarks on and around the face such as the eyes, nose, mouth and jawline. The extra level of detail that this provides potentially indicates who the user is, where they are looking and how they are feeling. The face tracker was developed as part of a face- and voice-verification system for controlling access to mobile internet applications such as e-mail, social networking and on-line banking."

Comments

Personal Minority Report

[ScrewMaster]

The extra level of detail that this provides potentially indicates who the user is, where they are looking and how they are feeling.

Phone: I noticed that you've been watching that blonde over there, and you appear to be sad. Would you like a list of local escort services?

Re:Personal Minority Report

[giorgist]

<quote><p>The extra level of detail that this provides potentially indicates who the user is, where they are looking and how they are feeling.</p></quote>

<p>Phone: I noticed that you've been watching that blonde over there, and you appear to be sad. Would you like a list of local escort services?</p></quote>

There's an app for that

Re:Gut reaction..

[Nemyst]

Who doesn't want to make weird faces to their phone to enter a password for their bank?

Re:Blacks?

[ooshna]

It works great with blacks as long as they cover their face in white out.

Re:Viola-Jones?

[straponego]

Bah. I won't trust it until they use Voight-Kampff.