PHOENIX: Researchers have developed an app which uses facial recognition and Google Glass to help users recognise people, with possible applications including dementia treatment.
“Knowing the identity of a person is the first step in a face-to-face social interaction. When meeting an unknown or unfamiliar person, recognising who he/she is and knowing the essential personal information about him/her, such as name, job and working company, can be very helpful in engaging with the person for an interaction or conversation.”
“We propose a wearable system on GG, which acts as a social interaction assistant, the application includes face detection, eye localisation, face recognition and a user interface for personal information display Glass for Assisting Social Interactions.”
In user trials, which are expected to take place within the next two years, the app has been tested on a prototype Google Glass platform…