Video recognition

[ToxicShock]

Does anybody know it theres a video recognition plugin that works with HAL?

Toxic

[Art]

A few members claim to have interfaced HAL with
various face / image recognition software such
as the ER-1 but I've yet to see any feedback from
them in this area.

It would really be a nice feature to hook HAL to
a web cam then allow HAL to recognize the user.

plug-ins...plug-ins...

[kevinvr]

I will be attempting this during my july/aug vacation and will post my results:)
best regards to all
kevin

[Maviarab]

Kevin,

Will look forward to hearing from you then with your findings [8D]

[spydaz]

try SLUGGISH SOFTWARE


THEY HAVE A VB FACE RECOGNITION PROG WHICH CAN EASILY BE ADAPTED,,,,

EACH USER WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A PICTURE THEN TEIR FACE WOULD BE ABLE TO BE SEARCH FOR

[Maviarab]

Spy,

I seem to remember you mentioning them before.

I did a search on the net but could not find their homepage.

any chance you have an adress for them?

[Art]

Leroy, How a quick posting of how this can be easily adapted?
It would be much appreciated for a lot of users.

quote:Originally posted by spydaz

try SLUGGISH SOFTWARE


THEY HAVE A VB FACE RECOGNITION PROG WHICH CAN EASILY BE ADAPTED,,,,

EACH USER WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A PICTURE THEN TEIR FACE WOULD BE ABLE TO BE SEARCH FOR

[Bill819]

There is a small (large) problem with video recognition, even with the ER1 software. If you pose for a picture, the ER1 will recognize you and store the picture, but if you appear in front of the camera wearing a different shirt you chances of being recognized grows very small. Now some people might say well that is ER1's problem, but let me give you a little background on the company. The makers of ER1 have at this time the most advance video software available anywhere.
Their software is so good that Sony bought a license to use it in their Aibo robotic dogs.
Anyone here can go back a page or two and find all kinds of posts about the ER1 made a few months ago. Some of the information is very useful, however, interfacing the video software with Hal then becomes a master programmers problem. Such a program could spend most of its time just looking around and trying to find or identify everything that it sees. That could lead to very litter interaction with the rest of the program and might even defeat the main purpose of Hal, which is to interact with its user.
Of course, if you could use two computers which could communicate with each other, then you might just simplify the problem.
Bill

[Art]

Which is my very point Bill, Spyday stated that the program could be easily adapted (I assumed he meant to HAL). I'd like to see how this is accomplished.
Hal would only have to look at its user upon startup to identify the person. Afterwards the video part of the program could go to sleep until commanded or until another user typed in HELLO or similar.

I think the interfacing / programming might be a bit of a challenge for any resident programmers we might have here, but the rewards would be great in an effort to help make Hal more interactive.

Just some thoughts....