That is, when a video camera captures a face, the programs electronically analyze the distances between various parts, or landmarks, of the face. Because every face has its own distinct pattern, the information enables the programs to distinguish one individual from another. Facial landmarks are on distinctive structures, such as the eye sockets, the bridge of the nose or the cheekbones, explains Joseph Atick, a former mathematical physicist who heads Visionics Corp. of Jersey City, N.J., the maker of a leading face-recognition program called FaceIt. Big Blue's Big Blue Eyes Are Watching You . All rights reserved.
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