Face-Recognition Magic Comes to Mobile

(From WWJ Video Program No. 58, Apr. 10, 2003)

Video: http://www.wirelesswatch.jp/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=201
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Summary:
Sure, you can access your bank account balance and buy stuff via celly, but what happens if you loose your handset and some bad dude gets your PIN number? And remember: in Japan, tens of thousands of keitais are lost each year. But one thing the baddies (except for certain famous movie serial cannibals) can't steal is your face - and today we show you an innovative face-recognition system that's been ported to mobile phones. "Kaopass" works well and demonstrates one possibility for keitai security in the future.