Software recognizes discomfort and sweeps facial expressions instead of car tickets

A team of experts at the University of Illinois (USA) has built a program that allows a computer to install a webcam to detect users' dissatisfaction through shoulder movement. Meanwhile, a train station in Japan is about to be equipped with cameras to capture faces instead of train tickets.

The software knows that users are shrugging even though one shoulder has been covered.( Source: NewScientist )

The University of Illinois software tracks unusual gestures on the shoulders and face to identify users' confusion or disinterest. It is programmed to work so subtly that it cannot be fooled, for example, even if one has covered a shoulder like paper in the illustration.

In the future, this technology can be used to detect movements of eyes, hands, facial expressions and other mood expressions through body parts.

Camera captures faces at the station.( Source: EnGadget )

Another idea that sounds "weird" is that the upcoming Kasumigaseki station in Tokyo (Japan) will stop the FeliCa payment program by RFID technology for several hours to test biometric camera systems. These cameras will capture passengers' faces, compare them with car tickets, analyze facial expressions and convert into a unique form of bar code.

While many users are concerned about the legitimacy and personal rights when Kasumigaseki implements this technology, the Japan Times believes that this will be a "powerful new hand" to help the country deal with terrorism and crime committed.

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