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Premier face recognition technology supports<br />
advanced video screening and analytics applications<br />
With increasing accuracy and speed,<br />
face recognition technology has established<br />
its effectiveness in preventing<br />
ID fraud and supporting criminal investigations.<br />
In recent years, use cases<br />
have broadened to include real-time<br />
video screening for security measures,<br />
and the analysis of faces in images/videos<br />
for commercial applications. The<br />
latest version of Cognitec Systems’ video<br />
screening and analysis product FaceVACS-VideoScan<br />
performs real-time<br />
identity checks against image databases<br />
while computing the count, flow,<br />
demographics and behavior of people<br />
visible in video streams.<br />
Surpassing traditional video surveillance<br />
systems, FaceVACS-VideoScan detects<br />
people’s faces in live video streams or<br />
video footage and stores lossless video<br />
of each appearance of a person in<br />
front of a camera. The technology then<br />
compares all the appearances of one<br />
person against each other for continuous<br />
face recognition and uses anonymous<br />
facial analysis to count individuals,<br />
generate demographical information,<br />
track people movement in<br />
time and space, detect frequent visitors<br />
and crowds, and much more.<br />
For example, FaceVACS-VideoScan can<br />
achieve a highly accurate person count,<br />
since a person seen once will be rerecognized<br />
and therefore not counted<br />
again. Operators can also receive an<br />
alarm if too many people gather in a<br />
specific area and measure waiting times<br />
to direct traffic. The analysis of<br />
traffic patterns and demographical statistics<br />
can provide businesses with precise<br />
visitor data to make interior design,<br />
advertising placement, staffing and<br />
other operational decisions.<br />
The product also applies Cognitec’s<br />
premier face recognition technology<br />
to compare faces to image databases<br />
and instantly find known individuals.<br />
Businesses and organizations can detect<br />
and prevent unwanted behavior<br />
in much faster and more efficient ways,<br />
as operators can track individuals online,<br />
or receive alerts on mobile devices<br />
to act within the immediate vicinity of<br />
a suspect.<br />
On the other hand, FaceVACS-VideoScan<br />
can identify authorized individuals<br />
or high-ranking customers in real time.<br />
Positive authentication can prompt access<br />
to restricted areas or alert personnel<br />
to provide special treatment.<br />
The introduction of this advanced video<br />
screening and analysis technology<br />
continues a long list of revolutionary<br />
products the company has brought to<br />
market. Cognitec’s database search<br />
technology has successfully assisted<br />
law enforcement agencies worldwide<br />
to quickly find offenders and solve crimes<br />
and to prevent fraud during ID<br />
document issuance. Around the globe,<br />
other companies have developed and<br />
continue to create new solutions using<br />
Congitec’s technology—testament to<br />
the company’s continuing dedication<br />
to deliver the best face recognition performance<br />
available on the market.<br />
[www.cognitec.com]<br />
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