Recognizr, an application that lets users point a smart phone at a stranger and immediately learn about them — combining computer vision, cloud computing, facial recognition, social networking, and augmented reality — has been developed by The Astonishing Tribe (TAT), a Swedish mobile software and design firm.
A user points the phone’s camera at someone nearby. Software then detects the subject’s face and creates a unique signature by combining measurements of facial features and building a 3-D model. This signature is sent to a server where it’s compared to others stored in a database. Providing the subject has opted in to the service and uploaded a photo and profile of themselves, the server then sends back that person’s name along with links to their profile on several social networking sites, including Twitter or Facebook. (via Tech Valley Computing Culture)
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