Seeing Machines Regulatory News (SEE)

12 Mar 2007 07:02

Seeing Machines Limited12 March 2007 12 March 2007 Seeing Machines Limited ("Seeing Machines" or the "Company") SEEING MACHINES RELEASES FACELAB-LINK Seeing Machines (AIM: SEE), a leading developer of advanced computer basedimaging software systems, announces today the release of faceLAB-LINK, anexciting addition to its flagship faceLAB(TM) product. faceLAB-LINK brings dynamically expandable field of view capability tofaceLAB(TM) for the first time by enabling multiple faceLAB systems to be usedsimultaneously. Utilizing faceLAB-LINK, customers can combine their individualfaceLAB systems and operate as though running a single faceLAB system with avirtually unlimited field of view. faceLAB-LINK systems can be configured toaccommodate a full 360 degrees of head rotation - a world first for non-invasiveeye tracking systems. This capability is particularly useful in military training and simulation, andautomotive research applications, where operators commonly exhibit a large rangeof movement. The self-calibration features of faceLAB-LINK allow users to easilyand quickly setup multiple systems, without the need for laborious data entry orcareful measurement of geometry. In releasing the product, Nick Langdale-Smith, Sales & Marketing Director ofSeeing Machines said: "faceLAB-LINK strengthens Seeing Machines lead in thefield of robust off-body eyetracking. The modular nature of faceLAB-LINKprovides almost unlimited configuration possibilities that will allow customersthe flexibility to operate in almost any research environment". Nick Cerneaz, CEO of Seeing Machines, commented: "The launch of faceLAB-LINK ispart of our continual effort to innovate and improve our flagship product. Weare particularly pleased with the added features as they are of benefit to ourmilitary and automotive customers, who make up a large part of our customerbase." Further information about the faceLAB(TM) product including faceLAB-LINK can beobtained from the company web site: www.seeingmachines.com. --- ENDS --- Enquiries: Seeing Machines Limited Insinger de Beaufort Parkgreen CommunicationsNick Cerneaz, CEO Peter Ward Victoria Thomas+61 (0) 2 6125 6501 +44 (0) 20 7190 7015 +44 (0) 20 7851 7480www.seeingmachines.com Notes to editors: 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 an environment 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 research situations. The technology also has application in monitoring automobile driversand 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 the driver 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 betracked. This technology is paving the way in promoting safer driving conditionsand works to enhance the driving experience and to eliminate accidents causedthrough 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