It's time to roll up my sleves to get my hands dirty with some native code. I've got two ideas for applications of facial recognition, one for the desktop and the other for Windows Mobile. I'll need to take some time to plan these out, but these are my ideas...
Automatic Profiles
There was a time when my family members would use my computer and change my settings (Wall paper, resolution, sound scheme, and so on) and it would annoy me to no end. When Microsoft released Windows XP the problem was solved. We had a much better implementation of user profiles that didn't require any one to remember their user name and didn't leave any one locked out if the previous user had forgotten to log out. Many computers come with web cams, so why not use them to extend upon this concept. Why cant the computer recognize who is sitting in front of it and act accordingly automatically changing profiles.
Where do I know that person from?
I encounter a lot of people that I don't remember (I have a bad memory for faces). Wouldn't it be nice if I could point my camera phone at them and instantly get a reference to their name and face book profile? All the technology and processing needed to do this exists today. Some one just needs to pull it all together.
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