OmniPerception Limited exists to meet customer requirements in the fields of computer vision, facial biometrics and video analysis.
OmniPerception Limited exists to meet customer requirements in the fields of computer vision, facial biometrics and video analysis.
7th May 2008
Our streets bristle with CCTV cameras but tracking suspects requires long trawls through hours of footage. Facial recognition software is one shortcut, as is a new system that tracks clothing logos. How does it work?
Commit a crime and chances are you'll be caught on camera during, before or after, for the UK spends more on CCTV than any other European country.
But often the perpetrator's face is obscured, by a hooded top, a bandana or simply the camera angle. So using this footage to solve crimes is difficult, and among police proposals to improve conviction rates is to try new software that will automatically search footage for distinctive clothing worn by unidentified offenders.
It's technology currently used by the sponsors of sporting events to track the visibility of their logos during TV coverage. Its developers say the search will work for anything "lost" - a missing person, a bomb-laden car or a suspect in a logo jacket.
To read more please visit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7386337.stm