What is Face Recognition Technology?

Face recognition technology is one of the most familiar recognition technologiesIt is one of the most familiar authentication technologies. It is a type of biometric authentication, and has been attracting attention due to recent dramatic improvements in technology.

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What is Face Recognition Technology?

Face recognition matches a person's image stored in a database with a facial image of the subject detected from a video or still image.

Face recognition technology is one of the most familiar authentication technologies that provide a system with a means for a person to identify his or her partner. It is a type of biometric authentication, and has attracted much attention in recent years due to dramatic technological improvements.
Matching is performed based on the position of an individual's eyes, nose, mouth, and other characteristic points, as well as the position and size of the face area. Authentication is performed by matching a person's image stored in a database with a subject's face image captured by a camera or other means. The system is secure because it is difficult to be impersonated, and there is no need to have a physical key or IC card or to set a password.
The system can also be used as a countermeasure against infection in access control because it is contactless and does not require any operation such as holding a finger over the person's head.

Advantages of Introducing Face Recognition Systems

By introducing a face recognition system, high security and improved operational efficiency can be expected, such as “less psychological burden on users,” “no contact, no need to hold up fingers,” “high fraud deterrent effect,” and “no need for dedicated equipment.

  • Low psychological burden on users
Face recognition is a natural authentication method that is used by humans to identify other people, and is said to place a low psychological burden on the user.
  • No contact, no need to hold up a finger, etc.
Since there is no need to hold up a finger or perform other operations, there are no special user operations, and authentication is highly convenient. The non-contact feature can also be used as a countermeasure against infectious diseases in access control.High fraud deterrence effect.
  • High fraud deterrence effect
The face at the time of matching can be visually confirmed by the administrator by such means as keeping a “face image log”. This is expected to be highly effective in deterring fraud, including the prevention of identity theft.No need for dedicated equipment.
  • No dedicated equipment is required
A standard webcam can be used, eliminating the need for a dedicated device. In addition, existing mugshots can be used for registration data stored in the database.
  • No need for password entry
The face recognition system eliminates the need to enter passwords. There is no need to worry about putting down your baggage and entering the password, making a mistake, or forgetting the password.
  • No need for physical keys or IC cards
By introducing a facial recognition system, the cost and administrative effort of issuing keys and IC cards are reduced. There is also no need to worry about forgetting or losing IC cards.
  • Prevention of identity theft and unauthorized entry/exit
Face ecognition system enables strict and smooth identification, preventing unauthorized entry and exit due to IC card lending and borrowing or impersonation.
  • Reduction of waiting time for entry and exit
At the office buildings with many people coming and going, long lines can form at the gate during peak work hours. By installing a facial recognition system, the time required for authentication can be shortened, thereby reducing the waiting time to enter and exit the building.