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Panasonic Business unveiled its new deep learning facial recognition technology to the European market at IFSEC 2018.
Jointly developed with the National University of Singapore, Face Server’s deep learning core engine is the industry’s most accurate yet, tests by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found.
Face Server can identify faces at an angle of up to 45 degrees to the left or right or 30 degrees up or down, as well as those partially hidden by sunglasses and face masks.
The platform has already been rolled out at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, replacing a fingerprint recognition system at the passport entry gates after three years of verification testing.
Identifies faces at an angle of up to 45 degrees to the left or right or 30 degrees up or down, and those partially hidden by sunglasses and face masks.
Real-time processing capacity of up to 20 cameras per server and can execute high-speed searches of up to 30,000 registered reference faces.
Combined with Panasonic’s iPro Extreme camera range, Face Server uses ‘iA (intelligent Auto) mode’ and ‘best shot feature’ to automatically adjust settings to capture optimal images
iA function means image analysis is performed on the camera and only the best images are sent to the server – reducing server and network load and total system cost
Panasonic Business says
“Face Server changes the game in terms of detection accuracy,” said Gerard Figols, Category Manager at Panasonic Security. “Not only does it maintain 90%+ accuracy for faces that are partially covered by sunglasses or face masks, it also recognises faces from photographs that are up to 10 years old.”
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Panasonic’s new deep learning facial recognition platform Face Server is industry’s most accurate yet, NIST tests showFace Server can identify faces at an angle of up to 45 degrees to the left or right or 30 degrees up or down, as well as those partially hidden by sunglasses and face masks.
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July 25, 2018 12:54 am
There are now many tests conducted by NIST on face recognition algorithms. There is no reference in this article as to which NIST test Panasonic have achieved the most accurate test result. What was the use case? What was the resolution of the test images? Was it Identification or Investigation mode? Some more details by the author would be beneficial.
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July 25, 2018 3:01 pm
A current check of NIST’s 3 Face Rec test reports (FRVT, FIVE, FR Prize Challenge at http://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/face-projects) show no mention of Panasonic. Can anybody substantiate the claim “Panasonic’s new deep learning facial recognition platform Face Server is industry’s most accurate yet, NIST tests show”?
There are now many tests conducted by NIST on face recognition algorithms. There is no reference in this article as to which NIST test Panasonic have achieved the most accurate test result. What was the use case? What was the resolution of the test images? Was it Identification or Investigation mode? Some more details by the author would be beneficial.
A current check of NIST’s 3 Face Rec test reports (FRVT, FIVE, FR Prize Challenge at http://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/face-projects) show no mention of Panasonic. Can anybody substantiate the claim “Panasonic’s new deep learning facial recognition platform Face Server is industry’s most accurate yet, NIST tests show”?