Omron Corporation, a global leader in automation, sensing and control, unveiled the world's first OKAO Vision Face Recognition Sensor for photo-enabled PDAs, cell phones and other mobile devices . The product can confirm the identity of the user through the facial feature recognition so that the mobile device and its information are more secure. The camera-equipped mobile device does not require additional hardware when configuring the OKAO face recognition sensor. Users simply register and take pictures of themselves. When using the device, the user takes a picture of himself, the OKAo facial recognition sensor will automatically check the user's identity and turn on the device; and there is no need for the user to adjust the position of the camera while taking pictures. As the use of fast shooting, the entire inspection process less than a second. If the user's facial image has been included in the device, then the sensor will automatically check the user's identity. (See attached photo.) Using OMRON's core sensing technology, "OKAO Vision," this product succeeds in simplifying and accelerating computing, bringing storage capacity and processing power to a new level. In recognition accuracy, its recognition success rate of 99%, when the false positive rate (FAR) of 1%, rejection rate below 1%. As long as the image is taken with a 10 megapixel camera module, the resolution required for face recognition can be ensured. And with Symbian, BREW, built-in Linux and ITRON system for full compatibility. Each registered photo size is 1.5KB, while ROM and RAM storage capacity of 450KB and 370KB respectively. The total processing time is about one second (MSM 6500). "Mobile phones not only have the basic functions of calling and sending e-mails, but nowadays, with the increasing development of terminals and clearing terminal technologies for various financial services, they are even implemented on the basis of their original address book and calendar functions Record e-finance and financial information functions. "OMRON research and development staff said. Thanks to the core technology of Omron "Sensing and Control", the OKAO Facial Recognition Sensor gives a high level of protection of information, even in the event of the phone being lost or stolen. Omron has long been committed to facial recognition authentication technology research and development, had previously been introduced on the computer running and access control systems for the certification of sensors. In terms of handsets, the industry has built-in facial position detection for entertainment purposes, but it is difficult to incorporate facial recognition authentication technology for safety purposes. This is because the mobile phone microprocessor processing performance and memory capacity constraints, it is difficult to ensure a satisfactory recognition rate. The new technology developed by Omron reduces the number of feature points in the basic facial recognition information from hundreds to 80 and reduces the resolution of vector information describing the location of feature points. As a result, the amount of computation and the amount of memory are reduced, thereby realizing the operation of the facial recognition technology on the mobile phone. In order to prevent illegal use of mobile phones, currently widely used password. As a means of biometric authentication technology, only Fujitsu fingerprint authentication module is used on some mobile phones. The application of Omron facial recognition technology in this field mainly includes the following features: (1) Unlike fingerprint authentication, this function can be run on camera modules and microcontrollers built into the phone without additional hardware such as fingerprint authentication module; 2) Since it is a non-contact biometric authentication method, it is convenient for the user to operate; (3) Since it is necessary to take a facial photo during authentication, it can have a psychological effect of suppressing illegal use.