Biometric Platform Offers Voice Backup When Facial Recognition Fails During Mask Use
Sensory developed a face and voice biometric platform to recognize users wearing masks, it said Tuesday: With the “new normal” requiring people to wear masks to avoid spreading the coronavirus, many smartphones’ facial recognition systems can’t detect a user’s face.…
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Sensory’s solution adds a voice backup: when faces are partially obstructed, the voice biometric gives the “extra confidence” needed for secure access, it said. Users enroll the face and voice, for use with a mask on or off; the software applies the appropriate template to ensure accurate recognition in all conditions, it said. A SoundID component recognize noises such as coughs and sneezes that can notify users they are around people who are sick, it said.