A
facial recognition test program began at automated
gates for immigration at Narita and Kansai airports on Monday.
In the
tests, the faces of incoming and outbound travellers will be automatically
checked against passport photographs at the immigration gates.
The
tests target Japanese travellers and are intended
to improve the performance of the automated gate system.
One
such gate is installed at each of four international airports--Haneda,
Narita, Central Japan and Kansai. The system has so far checked travellers’
fingerprints for identification.
The automated
gate system can reduce the time needed for examination per person and is
increasingly used, mainly by business travellers. But as the number of the
gates is limited, travellers are often seen flocking to them during peak hours.
In the
program, three kinds of tests will be conducted--using only facial recognition, authentication by both facial recognition and fingerprint
matching, and fingerprint matching only but with an increase in the number of
automated gates.
Based
on the outcome of the tests, the Justice Ministry will study how to improve
the functions of the automated gate system.
(Aug.
7, 2012)
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VOCABULARY
1.
Automated - using computers and machines to do a
job, rather than people:
2.
Intended- to be provided or designed for a
particular purpose or person:
3.
Flocking- if people flock to a place, they go
there in large numbers because something interesting or exciting is happening
there
4.
Recognition - the ability of a computer to
recognize
5.
Authentication – confirm; to prove or serve to prove
the authenticity of
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1.
Give
the advantages and disadvantages of this technology.
2.
How
do you think is this helpful in your country?
3.
What
do you suggest to improve the system? Explain your answer.
4.
Discuss
about the present tourism campaigns of your country.
