Vivo’s new face ID tech can detect objects as far as three meters away and has 10 times more sensor points than iPhone X
Last year, Vivo made headlines when it showcased the world's very first In Display Fingerprint sensor--and now we have the Vivo X21.
This time at the MWC Shanghai 2018, the Chinese brand again made a lot of noise after revealing its latest innovation called Time of Flight (ToF) 3D Sensing Technology with 300,000 sensor points!
This 3D Sensing Technology promises a paradigm shift in imaging, AR and human-machine interaction, which will elevate consumer lifestyles with new levels of immersion and smart capability.
With this announcement it looks like Vivo will be the first among Android makers to step up and compete with Apple’s Face ID directly.
Vivo’s pioneering TOF 3D Sensing Technology detects the time it takes emitted pulse light to return to the sensor to accurately map objects at up to three meters in front of it. It enables new opportunities in facial, gesture and motion recognition, 3D photography and AR, expanding the capabilities of the next generation of smart devices.
“From last year’s debut of In-Display Fingerprint Scanning Technology, the recent launch of the truly bezel-less Vivo NEX, to our ground-breaking TOF 3D Sensing technology, we continue to forge ahead and evolve towards the truly intelligent future by opening new ways for the AI to help the consumer,” said Alex Feng, Senior Vice President of Vivo. “By combining TOF 3D Sensing Technology with AI, we will continue to explore new possibilities for a better future.”
Beside the obvious applications of more precise biometric authentication and better portrait mode for selfies, Vivo’s new sensor could also be used for gesture and motion recognition. With a claimed depth detection as far as three meters, this system could also enable new augmented reality applications or the scanning of furniture and other objects.
It may even take face beautification to a whole new level as one of the ideas of Vivo is take a full-body scan of a person and feed that information to a beautification AI, that would more intelligently and proportionately pretty you up! Hmm. i wonder if it would be called Sexy Mode!
Industry’s Highest Resolution 3D Sensing
Vivo’s TOF 3D Sensing Technology features industry-leading performance in depth of information captured with its 300,000 sensor points, which is 10 times the number of existing Structured Light Technology. This raises the bar by enabling 3D mapping at up to three meters from the phone while having a smaller baseline than Structured Light. TOF 3D Sensing Technology is also simpler and smaller in structure and allows for more flexibility when embedded in a smartphone. This will enable much broader application of this technology than was previously possible.
Vivo's TOF 3D Sensing Technology is no mere proof of concept. The technology is tested and meets industry standards required for integration with current apps soon. Beyond facial recognition, TOF 3D Sensing Technology will open up new possibilities for entertainment as well as work.
Through precise and accurate tracking of gestures and movements of the user’s entire body, TOF 3D Sensing Technology creates entirely new ways to interact with and experience the world. Using AI to beautify a photo according to the entire person is a whole step above current photography applications. Merging this technology with AR capabilities could take users one step further and allow them to try on clothes virtually with enhanced 3D virtual fitting. It can also track gestures for mixed reality (MR) games and provide an entire new way to immerse yourself in a virtual world through MR games.
By combining AI recognition with TOF 3D Sensing Technology’s precise understanding of what it sees, users can even capture entire objects using 3D modelling. Users can therefore scan and recreate entire objects digitally. This technology can be used to scan lesson props for education, or even help scan critical parts of the body for medical purposes.
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