Intel today announced a new solution called RealSense ID, which is a technology that combines depth sensors with artificial intelligence for face verification. If the description sounds like what Face ID does, it’s because it is.
Like Face ID, RealSense ID is based on two camera lenses and special sensors that can capture depth. Combined with an advanced neural network, it can detect and distinguish a person’s face, making it useful as a verification method for smart devices.
According to Intel, the setup process is easy and also depends on a security chip that stores and encrypts user data, just like the Secure Enclave does on iPhone and iPad.
With an easy sign-up process and no network setup required, Intel RealSense ID offers an extremely accurate, natural solution that simplifies secure access. At a glance, users can quickly unlock what’s important to them. Intel RealSense ID combines Active Depth with a specialized neural network, a dedicated system-on-disk and built-in secure element to quickly and securely encrypt and process user data.
According to the company, RealSense ID can be integrated with smart locks, access control, point of sale systems, ATMs, kiosks and many other devices. Intel has built its technology with an anti-spoofing system that works against attempts to unlock the device with images, videos or masks. The probability that someone deceives Intel’s face recognition system is one in every million – the same number that Apple says about the accuracy of Face ID.
Since Face ID was introduced with the iPhone X in 2017, we have not yet seen many competitors incorporate similar technology into their products – perhaps because Face ID sensors are expensive and require considerable internal space (which is why the iPhone still has still ‘ ). Although other smartphones, tablets and computers offer face recognition, they often work based on simply identifying the user’s face in a 2D image.
It will be interesting to see if Intel’s RealSense ID will bring a Face ID level face recognition system to other devices. Meanwhile, rumors claim that Apple will add Touch ID on future iPhones, as some users seem to prefer the traditional biometrics method.
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