Seeing Machines Regulatory News (SEE)

13 Apr 2006 12:47

Seeing Machines Limited13 April 2006 13th April 2006 SEEING MACHINES LIMITED ("Seeing Machines" or "the Company") NEW SCENE CAMERA PRODUCT RELEASED FOR faceLAB(TM) Seeing Machines (AIM : SEE) announce the release of a new Scene Camera productfor faceLAB(TM). Initially launched at the Eyetracking Research andApplications (ETRA) 2006 conference in San Diego late last month, the product isnow on general release and has already taken its first new sales. This updated Scene Camera adds to faceLAB(TM) an improved ability to merge alive video-feed of the subject's actual view with the data feed fromfaceLAB(TM). The Scene Camera video feed is overlaid with information fromfaceLAB(TM) that shows the subject's gaze direction, and optionally head posedirection projected into the scene ahead. This feature is in great demand forthose users with dynamic viewing scenes, for example, users conducting in-carresearch and testing where the motion of the vehicle means that the view of thesubject is changing from moment to moment. Nick Langdale-Smith, Seeing Machine's Director of Sales and Marketing commented: "The new Scene Camera capability greatly enhances the breadth of applicationsthat can be met by faceLAB. Many of our customers with dynamic testenvironments have requested this feature and we are tremendously pleased to beable to address this issue for them with the general release of this new SceneCamera tool. "faceLAB has a very loyal and pro-active user community and we continue toengage with that group to identify ways to improve the product so that it meetstheir needs. We look forward to furthering that relationship and opening newsales opportunities with the launch of this product." Further details about the product can be found on the Scene Camera web sitehttp://www.seeingmachines.com/scenecamera.htm -- ends -- Enquiries:Seeing Machines Limited Insinger de Beaufort Parkgreen CommunicationsNick Cerneaz, CEO Simon Fox Justine Howarth / Victoria Thomas+61 (0) 2 6125 6501 +44 (0) 20 7190 7018 +44 (0) 20 7493 3713www.seeingmachines.com About Seeing Machines Seeing Machines is an award winning Technology Company which focuses on visionbased human machine interfaces. Formed in 2000 in Canberra, Australia, SeeingMachines' purpose is to commercialise its computer-vision across a range ofindustries and applications. Seeing Machines deliver advanced computer vision solutions for researches anddevelopers in human factors, transportation safety, computer human interaction,robotics, medical research and psychology. The flagship product faceLABTMprovides an automated and contact-free gaze and head tracking technology, itsolves the problem of observing human behaviour naturally, non-intrusively andwith a high degree of accuracy and usability. faceLAB(TM) is a computer vision system that is able to measure the orientationand position of a human head, as well as detect blinks and estimategaze-direction. It achieves all of this completely visually through a stereocamera system connected to advanced image processing software, with noattachments required on the subject. The product is designed to allow humanfactors researchers and designers assess the interaction of an operator in anenvironment and this finds application in designing operator environments, suchas cockpits for cars, trucks, trains, and aeroplanes for instance, and otherindustrial design applications, as well as medical and psychological researchsituations. The technology also has application in monitoring automobiledrivers and if it detects drowsiness or that the driver is distracted and theirattention has been diverted from the road, an alarm can be raised to alert thedriver to either pull over and rest in the case of drowsiness or to pay moreattention to the road. faceLAB(TM) works in real-time, enabling the behaviour of a subject to be tracked. This technology is paving the way in promoting safer drivingconditions and works to enhance the driving experience and to eliminateaccidents caused through driver drowsiness or distraction. There are many different sectors that can benefit from this revolutionarysoftware, for which it has been developed, including: automotive; academicresearch; medicine/healthcare; defence; autostereoscopy (next generationdisplays); sport; and games. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange