Identification technology is going to be widely applied

Facial recognition is a computer software system that automatically identifies a person based on an image, video that is collated with information stored in the database . This technology is commonly found in fiction films, such as the popular TV series CSI (Crime Scene Investigation), but according to the FBI, they will deploy the system. This will be nationwide in 2014 after the completion of pilot testing in some states.

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Facial recognition is an important part of the FBI's $ 1 billion biometric analysis project , called the Next Generation Identification System (NGI) - which includes a black-box scan, DNA analysis and speech recognition - with the aim of improving anti-terrorism and criminal retrieval.

Initially, the limitation of this technology was that it only matched the performance of the face-to-face image, but could not identify the suspect via the image taken from the surveillance camera. To overcome this, the team at the CyLab Biometric Center, Carnegie Mellon University, has created a system that converts normal images into 3D images, allowing recreating the face of suspects in multiple corners. The purpose is to improve the ability to identify and help the police zone suspects faster. According to Dr Chris Solomon of the University of Kent (UK), creator of electronic sketching systems, 90% of police departments in the UK and more than 30 countries apply, the key advantage of this technology is that it allows victims People and witnesses quickly screened the same face as the suspect (created on the computer), instead of having to pair up the parts as before.

In addition to law enforcement support, identification technology is being tested by dozens of luxury stores and hotels in the United Kingdom, the United States and the Far East. In particular, the US-based NEC Solutions technology company, specializing in identifying terrorists and criminals, has created a face analysis system for potential customers, helping shoppers identify who they are. strong hand shopping. Once identified, the system quickly sends information to the mobile device of the employees so they can deploy the product marketing strategy. Finnish company Uniqul has also recently received a patent for the first app that allows facial billing, instead of wallets and smartphones.