Optical character recognition(OCR)
technology to convert scanned docs to text
if you have a scanner, it probably came with OCR
Handwritten Digit recognition
Face detection
-most digital cameras can detect faces
Object recognition(in supermarket)
– Evolution Robotics Retail developed LaneHawk, a retail loss-prevention solution that helps turn bottom-of-basket(BOB) losses and in-cart losses into profits in real time.
– The company was acquired by Datalogic 5 year later!
Special effects: motion capture
Earth viewers(3D modeling)
Smart Cars
Vision-based interaction (and games)
Nintendo Wii has camera-based IR tracking build in.
Game changer:KINECT – skeleton technique
Security and curveillance
Medical imaging: 3D imaging MRI.CT image guided surgery
