Latin America. RealNetworks, Inc. announced the launch, for the Latin American market, of a high-performance authentication on the SAFR platform that will allow the identification of people who wear protective clothing against the pandemic.
With high-precision technology (99.87% acuracia) and a performance in recognition of <50 milliseconds according to NIST, SAFRes ️capable of performing facial recognition even with the use of sunglasses, hats, masks and makeup, for example. In addition, the platform has the ability to authenticate individually through an Augmented Reality (AR) marker, the AprilTag (marker), developed within the AprilTags Visual Fiducial System project at the University of Michigan (USA). RealNetworks informs that there will be no additional license fees to use this new functionality.
How does it work?
For use in hospitals and health centers, with doctors, nurses and other categories of healthcare professionals, simply connect AprilTag technology to the surface of protective clothing or to a part of the mask. The tag is linked in advance to the professional's information on the platform and, in this way, smartphones, tablets and IP cameras can be used to perform authentication without the need to remove the mask, glasses or protective clothing.
According to Jose Larrucea, SVP of RealNetworks for Latin America and EMEA, with this functionality on the SAFR ️ platform, healthcare professionals can authenticate securely in several cases, such as: automatic opening of contactless doors; send a message when a person authenticates; management of schedules and records; and access control to areas controlled with the marker.
Additionally, Carlos Bonilha, CEO of Digifort commented: "The demand for artificial intelligence solutions in the Latin American market at this time of pandemic has increased considerably among our customers, and the robust SAFR facial recognition platform, in combination with AprilTag's technology, is being requested in the various countries and verticals where Digifort aims to generate high value for our customers and partners."
Also according to Larrucea, countries such as Japan and Hungary are already using the SAFR ️platform with this type of authentication in exemplary cases such as those mentioned.
"SAFR's flexibility helps deliver AI technology for video analytics and facial recognition for use by companies in Brazil and Latin America in multiple environments; with technical excellence, lean infrastructures and, mainly, within the ethical limits and current compliance practices", observes Jose Larrucea.
The SAFR equipped with the AprilTag function can be deployed on site, in the cloud, on an internal device or integrated with a camera.
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