Tag Archives: CCTV

Recognizing one face in a crowd of 36 million

News: Sensor Technology    April 1, 2012
A new camera surveillance system in preparation for the market by Hitachi Kokusai Electric (Japan) claims the ability to recognize a face from a database of 36 million in less than a second. It does this by not creating a stored image and then analyzing it, but by immediately analyzing the incoming visual stream (containing [...]
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Facial recognition software: Caught infrared handed

News: Sensor Technology    September 1, 2010
Every advance in the ability to recognize faces in digital images adds to the saying, “You can run, but you cannot hide.” This applies not only to criminals, terrorists, and local thugs but also to political dissidents, profiled minorities, and business competitors – it all depends on the circumstances. The technical circumstances of facial recognition [...]
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