1. Facial Thermogram- requires an expensive infrared camera to detect the facial heat patterns that are unique to every human being.
2. Dynamic facial features- track the motion of certain features on the face during a facial expression and obtain a vector field that characterizes the deformation of the face.
Fingerprint readers, facial recognition, speech recognition... anything really that can be used to uniquely identify a person, in the way of the physcial structure can be used for biometrics.
Automated facial recognition was invented by Woody Bledsoe, Helen Chan Wolf, and Charles Bisson. They first pioneered the idea in 1965 and the software for this technology has been improving since then.
Facial Recognition - 1978 was released on: USA: 1978
Precisely that
passive is facial and active is finferprinting
Assuming you mean on pc, then yes. Facial recognition uses the webcam to see your face.
Smartcards are about using the card to identify you, whereas biometrics are about identifying you through fingerprints, speech, facial recognition etc... A smartcard can be stolen or replicated and used. Whereas biometrics cant be stolen or replicated (at least in theory).
Weird Connections - 2008 Facial Recognition was released on: USA: 10 February 2009
Face recognition software is the most challenging area now a days. 3D facial recognition technology is one of the best ways to neutralize environmental conditions that complicate human recognition and stump traditional face-recognition algorithms.
The Frontal Lobe.
KeyLemon is a free facial recognition software available to anyone to use with their webcam. Computer manufactures such as Toshiba and Dell may also offer facial recognition software to use on their PCs.
Facial recognition is making this possible. Sites like Face.com have millions of people identified by pictures using tagging and facial recognition software.