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    M15X Facial Recognition

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by paul_c_p, Apr 14, 2010.

  1. paul_c_p

    paul_c_p Newbie

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    I recently purchased this laptop and when I turned it on I was surprised to see it had a facial recognition system. For some reason this seems to now only work about 1% of the time. So my question is:

    Why can't it recognise me and is it possible to reconfigure it?

    p.s. i have a beard could that be the problem?
     
    paul_c_p, Apr 14, 2010
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  2. Impressive

    Impressive Notebook Consultant

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    go to the command center ---> security and you will be able to reconfigure the facial recognition from there. Chances the picture of you that the computer has is blurry or something. It might also be a faulty camera, but I don't think so.
     
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  3. paul_c_p

    paul_c_p Newbie

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    :confused: I can see you know what your doing, but i can't seem to find the actual button I need to push to begin the picture change. thanks for the help guys :D
     
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  4. inap

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    press the alien saucer touch button and select alien sense.
     
    inap, Apr 14, 2010
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  5. paul_c_p

    paul_c_p Newbie

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    im must be like super noob cuz i go to Command Center > Alien Sense > Advanced (i presume this is the place i should go). but im still an uber noob cuz i cant do it.


    will rep if u halp me.
     
    paul_c_p, Apr 14, 2010
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  6. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    Are you trying to turn it off or change the picture it uses?
     
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  7. paul_c_p

    paul_c_p Newbie

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    change the picture, it doesn't recognise me at all
     
    paul_c_p, Apr 14, 2010
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  8. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    Ah, that I do not know, but would like to know so I can change mine... it only will recognise me when I am at work (due to lighting changes)
     
    ejohnson, Apr 14, 2010
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  9. EntityX

    EntityX Notebook Evangelist

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    The system doesn't just use one picture of yourself. It learns adaptively. Every time it doesn't recognize you and you are forced to type your password in it will remember your face, and over time it will learn to recognize it in a number of different environments.

    If I remember correctly there is a way to delete a profile and make a new one, if you are convinced that you need to. I'm at work though and don't remember exactly where it is in the aliensense menu.
     
    EntityX, Apr 14, 2010
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  10. hitokiri1

    hitokiri1 Notebook Evangelist

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    keep in mind that while its learning how to recognize your face, it becomes easier to recognize you and any picture held up to the camera can unlock the computer :p.
     
    hitokiri1, Apr 14, 2010
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  11. desu

    desu Notebook Evangelist

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    is the facial recognition the same software for all dell laptops that have facial recognition software?
     
    desu, Apr 15, 2010
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  12. denogun

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    probably, just different art.
     
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  13. svrep

    svrep Company Representative

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    Yes. Dell deploys FastAccess on many different platforms including several laptops and even their SX2210 monitor. Dell's subsidiary, AlienSense, also uses face recognition from the same company althogh in this case it's a different, custom version. The underlying recognition technology is the same but there are a few feature differences and, of course, a different graphic interface.
     
    svrep, Apr 15, 2010
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