Summary
A Japanese company has created face recognition technology that will provide an alternative to passwords or fingerprint scanners for devices equipped with an image sensor, such as a digital camera or a cell phone. The user takes a photograph of himself, which is converted into a "faceprint" of only 1.5 kilobytes. To check identity, the user takes another picture. The company says the system has a success rate of greater than 99%.
Original source:
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119850,00.asp
Details
- Omron's facial-recognition system uses a snapshot of your face to secure your handheld device.
- Omron has developed a face-recognition technology for use as a security system in camera-enabled cell phones and other handheld devices, the company says.
- The system is intended to provide an alternative to a password or fingerprint scanner for controlling access to the device, Omron says in a statement.
- Users first register their own face with the system by taking a picture of themselves.
- The company's "Okao Vision" engine converts the picture into a face-print that takes up about 1.5KB of storage space.
- To verify identity, users must take a picture of themselves again.
- It requires no additional hardware and works with image sensors already fitted into cell phones, so long as they are 100,000-pixel resolution or higher, says Takayuki Nakamura, a spokesman for Omron in Tokyo.
- Versions of the software are available for the Symbian, BREW, embedded Linux, and ITRON OS platforms, according to the statement.
- The application occupies about 450KB of the device's ROM and 370KB of RAM.
- Cell phones and PDAs featuring fingerprint sensors are already available from several vendors.
- Fujitsu offers a 3G (third-generation) cell phone in Japan with such a function and some models of Hewlett-Packard's IPaq PDAs also feature a fingerprint sensor.
- With such devices holding more personal information and offering the ability to perform wireless commerce, the need for secure access is increasing.
- Omron will demonstrate the system later this week at the Security Show 2005, which takes place at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center from March 2 until March 4.
- The company did not provide an estimate for how much the system would add to the manufacturing cost of a cell phone.
Related Articles
• The Top Ten Technologies: #8 Computer / Human Interface Systems
• Emerging technology is not the answer to the world's social and economic problems
• Monsanto: The world's poster child for corporate manipulation and deceit
• Breakthrough Food Technology Process Protects Foods With Thin Film Made From Natural Ingredients; Replaces Plastic Wrap
• The Top Ten Technologies: Where is Nanotechnology?
• Augmented Reality Technology Promises Breakthroughs In Education And Cognitive Potential
 |
Popular Topics:
Technology, Face recognition, Cell phone, Diabetes, Breast cancer, Prostate cancer, Heart disease, Depression, High cholesterol, Osteoporosis, Vaccines, Autism, ADHD, Infertility, Weight loss, Cancer, Alzheimer's, Trans fats, Acrylamides, Fluoride, Mercury |
Take Action: Support NaturalNews.com
 Email this article to a friend
 Share this article on: NewsVine | digg | del.icio.us
Permalink to this article: http://www.naturalnews.com/003621_face_recognition_security_technology.html
Reprinting this article: Non-commercial use OK, cite NaturalNews.com with clickable link.
|
 |
 |
Receive our Natural Health Newsletter for FREE
 Subscribe now (it's free!) to win. We randomly choose a subscriber each month to send $100 in eco-home products or a RealGoods.com gift certificate (our choice). Plus, you'll receive FREE news, articles and action alerts from NaturalNews.com editors and join over 800,000 monthly readers who report extraordinary health improvements after becoming a subscriber!
- Receive breaking news alerts on natural health solutions, renewable energy, the environment, global warming and more.
- Receive a free instant download of our $29 Secret Sources guide that reveals top sources for little-known health and diet solutions.
|
|
 |
 |
Recommended Special Report:
 Seven Words that can Change the World
by Joseph R. Simonetta
Read this special report now...
"Seven Words That Can Change the World reveals the astonishing, simple truths that have the power to forever transform our world for the better while freeing our minds from the enslavement of limiting beliefs. This is not a text for the simple-minded; it is a guiding philosophy for the mindful, intelligent few who are wise enough to seek out -- and recognize -- the higher simplicities of truly purposeful living." - Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews.com
|
More on NaturalNews.com:
• Streaming Health Ranger Videos
• CounterThink Cartoons
• FREE Special Reports
• Podcasts
|
 |
|
 |
 |
NEW 6-CD audio set reveals amazing new protocol for reversing cancer, diabetes, obesity, heart disease and more. Click to learn more. |
 |
Own the first 8 Health Ranger Report audio programs on 6 CDs. Covers weight loss, ADHD, vaccinations, processed meats, bone health and more. Click to learn more. |
Featured Videos
Short clip on Aspartame
A short clip on aspartame from the documentary All Jacked Up.
Click here to view now...
Exclusive video on Aspartame
The dangers of aspartame! Exclusive interview footage from Cori Brackett of Sweet Remedy.
Click here to view now...
Exclusive Footage from All Jacked Up!
See interview footage featuring the Health Ranger in the upcoming junk food film, All Jacked Up.
Click here to view now...
Drug Ad Parody
See the Health Ranger's satire parody of Merck's cholesterol drug ad.
Click here to view now... |
Meet the Hospital Staph
 The Corn Ethanol Biofuels Sham
 Bush Saves Earth!
 |
|
Read recommendations on supplement companies, health food manufacturers and personal care product makers that you can trust. Our 100% independent review list tells you who to trust and who to avoid in the natural health industry. Click to read. |
|
Printable Version
