US
Calif : Neven Vision announced that its biometrics face recognition
software has been adopted by NTT DoCoMo to enhance the privacy and
security of personal data and transactions on cell phones. Neven's
software enables convenient, automated authorization of cell phone
users by comparing registered facial images with the face captured
by phone's camera.
The NTT DoCoMo
application is based on Neven Vision's patented facial recognition
technology, which is uniquely designed to work within mobile devices
without having to communicate with a central server system.
On NTT DoCoMo's FOMA(TM)
SH902i by Sharp, face recognition operates automatically when the
user attempts to access a protected application, such as sending emails
or initiating credit card transactions. When the user initiates an
action, the automated authentication process completes correctly and
then executes the chosen application, all without any additional action
by the user, such as having to manually enter a password. Designed
as replacement of access control by password or PIN number, the technology
supports i-mode FeliCa, PIM data protection, and device lock function.
Neven Vision's biometric
access control provides multiple security levels to enable multiple
user access. The FOMA(TM) SH902i offers 3 different security levels
in which the mobile phone owner can manually select the level depending
on their needs, such as "casual security" for normal private
use, or "high security" for business use. To ensure the
highest accuracy and stability, users can register multiple images
taken of the face under different conditions such as indoor, outdoor
or night-time environments.
About Neven Vision
Neven Vision is
changing the way the people interact with the world by providing innovative
tools for mobile devices. These tools use pioneering image & facial
recognition technology, creating a feature rich suite of mobile applications
that enable images to become the interface to digital content. The
average camera phone can now help transform the real world into a
series of hyperlinks that connect people everywhere, virtually to
information, offers, contests, transactions, digital content, and
more. By equipping customers with this intuitive visual interface
that anyone can use, the technology is unlocking vastly untapped market
opportunities in Mobile Content, Marketing and Commerce, Personal
Device Security, and Biometric Identity Verification. Neven Vision
is headquartered in Santa Monica, California and has sales offices
in Japan, Germany and the U.K.