People’s smiles could soon be tested to see how genuine they are according to
a Japanese healthcare company.
The Okao Catch, which means face-catch software, has been developed by
Omron
to scan a video image to detect faces. It can find up to 100 faces in an image,
according to Yasushi Kawamoto of Omron.
The curves of the lips, eye movement and other facial characteristics are
then analysed using data collected from a million people to decide how much a
person is smiling. A genuine grin will record 89 per cent on a rating sheet,
while a sombre face or false smile will get a minimal 0 per cent.
The company has said it hopes to use its technology in the medical field, to
assess the emotional state of patients, or for people who want to perfect their
smiles.
The software follows a similar creation by
Sony,
which already has a Smile Shutter
function for its digital cameras. This automatically clicks the shutter when
people in the image break into a smile.
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