NEC launches AI software that
searches video for specific individuals
Tokyo, Japan – October 31, 2016 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced the global launch of
NeoFace Image data mining (NeoFace Idm), specialized software that utilizes
Artificial Intelligence (AI) to quickly and accurately search video footage,
such as content from crime prevention CCTV cameras, for specific individuals.
In addition to searching for subjects based on facial image data,
NeoFace Idm can also search for subjects who appear at specific times and
locations, or who appear together with other specific individuals. The software
can be utilized in a variety of applications, such as criminal investigations,
searching for lost children, and providing improved customer service. When
searching video where roughly one million individual instances of facial data
appear, the software is capable of conducting searches within approximately 10
seconds.
NeoFace Idm combines the world’s most accurate (*) facial recognition
technology with “Profiling Across Spatio-Temporal Data” (**) technology, which
creates groups of subjects based on their level of similarity and conducts high-speed
searches for specific patterns.
“In recent years, there is growing demand for advanced analysis of
camera footage for utilization in security and marketing applications,” said
Noritaka Taguma, General Manager, Transportation and City Infrastructure
Division, NEC Corporation. “NeoFace Idm meets this demand by providing
high-speed, high-precision searches for persons who appear in specific
patterns, which could not be achieved through manual searches or conventional
technology.”
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