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Facial Recognition System Might Make Bars Safer?

Jeff Dussich, the 24-year-old cofounder of JAD Communications & Security, likes to party as much as the next guy. But he also understands that one hothead can screw up a good evening out. And at clubs and bars, troublemakers can cause major problems over time -- frightening off customers, and even forcing the place to close.

BioBouncer is his solution. Its camera snaps customers entering clubs and bars, and facial recognition software compares them with stored images of previously identified troublemakers. The technology alerts club security to image matches, while innocent images are automatically flushed at the end of each night, Dussich said. Various clubs can share databases through a virtual private network, so belligerent drunks might find themselves unwelcome in all their neighborhood bars.

posted by Fergie @ 2/28/2006 06:12:00 AM