May 6, 2005—A4Vision (Applications for Vision) recently announced that its proposal to amend the existing US national standard for Face Recognition Format and Data Interchange to include 3D facial image data has been supported and co-sponsored by an extensive alliance, including ID Technology Partners, Logitech, Motorola, Oracle, and Unisys Corporation.
The alliance supports A4Vision’s amendment because it facilitates adoption of 3D face recognition for the broad market, A4 says.
Among other things, the proposed standard provides vendors with instructions for storing a high-resolution 3D facial image in a 3-5 KB record without any compression loss, at 0.1 mm precision. It is designed to equip vendors with consistent and precise design information to apply 3D facial biometric imaging in their products and allow reliable data exchange with other vendors to enable interoperability.
Upon acceptance by a technical committee of the International Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS), which is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the proposal was submitted to a committee of the International Standard Organization (ISO). The ISO committee will meet in June to discuss acceptance of the proposal as an amendment to the corresponding international standard.
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