Photo Management
Automatically and interactively tagging faces in photographs and video
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- Photographs and video of family and friends
- Event archives: weddings, fund-raisers, corporate events, etc.
- Social networking web sites
- Internet search
- Professionally produced media: broadcast news, commercial video, etc.
- Video teleconference archives
- Security video search
- Lifeloggers
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Verifying ID
Face recognition as an additional layer of security for verifying identity in combination with passwords, documents, or other biometrics
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- Login to medical records
- Login to financial records
- Physical access control to buildings
- Registered traveler programs
- Verifying identity of those present in a secure facility
- Financial transactions: bank withdrawals, medicaid usage, etc.
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Fraud and Error Detection
Detection of duplicate photo IDs
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- Departments of motor vehicles
- Entitlement programs
- Immigration / border control
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Assistive Devices
Using face recognition to assist the disabled
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- Visual impairment
- Prosopagnosia (face blindness)
- Alzheimer's disease
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Smart Cameras
Cameras that can track, zoom, auto-focus, or auto-crop on faces
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- Pan-Tilt-Zoom security cameras
- Standardized quality for photo ID acquisition
- ISO 19794-5 compliant photograph acquisition
- Iris acquisition for iris-based biometrics
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Image and Video Processing
Isolating faces for special purpose image and video enhancement
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- Applying compression at a higher bit rate on faces (face centric compression)
- Red-eye removal
- Face synthesis onto a digital avatar
- Modifying faces or surroundings for entertainment purposes
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People Counting
Counting the number of people who pass in front of a camera
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- Transit systems
- Retail
- Digital signage / electronic advertising
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Interactive Products
Use face detection or recognition to make products more interactive
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- Video games
- Face-aware toys
- Toys that recognize their owners
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