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OpenCV 3 Blueprints

You're reading from   OpenCV 3 Blueprints Expand your knowledge of computer vision by building amazing projects with OpenCV 3

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2015
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ISBN-13 9781784399757
Length 382 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (9) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting the Most out of Your Camera System FREE CHAPTER 2. Photographing Nature and Wildlife with an Automated Camera 3. Recognizing Facial Expressions with Machine Learning 4. Panoramic Image Stitching Application Using Android Studio and NDK 5. Generic Object Detection for Industrial Applications 6. Efficient Person Identification Using Biometric Properties 7. Gyroscopic Video Stabilization Index

Chapter 6. Efficient Person Identification Using Biometric Properties

The rise of digital media is greater than ever. People are placing more and more of their personal information on digital carriers like laptops, smartphones, and tablets. However, many of these systems do not provide efficient identification and authentication systems to ensure that strangers cannot access your personal data. This is where biometrics-based identification systems come into play and try to make your data more secure and less vulnerable to malicious people.

These identification systems can be used to lock down your computer, avoid people getting into a secure room, and so on, but, with technology improving each day, we are only one step away from further digitalizing our personal lives. How about using your facial expressions to unlock your door? How about opening your car with your fingerprint? The possibilities are endless.

Many techniques and algorithms are already available in open source computer...

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