Cognitec Systems GmbH

Cognitec Systems develops and markets Automatic Face Recognition Software for Database Image Matching Travel Document Checking, Portrait Capturing and Entry Restriction based on the well-established and world-leading FaceVACS software technology.

Cognitec's software experts have been developing face recognition technology since 1995. Industry and government customers are using FaceVACS products since 1996, for applications including physical access control and border control. In various independent evaluation tests, FaceVACS has proven to be one of the leading products on the market. A successful track record of our products confirms excellent performance in terms of biometric recognition accuracy, response times, scalability, and reliability.

In order to be close to our world-wide customers, Cognitec has established sales and support offices in the United States of America, Brazil, Hong Kong, and Europe. We at Cognitec are focused on face recognition technology and application. Our commitment is to deliver the best performance available on the market.

Face Recognition Software Development Kit for Integrators (FaceVACS-SDK)

Cognitec's Face Recognition Software Development Kit is especially designed for integrators and delivers face recognition to a broad range of applications. The product allows using this innovative technology as a biometric authentication model. FaceVACS-SDK uses modern techniques of programming with consistent, logically clear programming interfaces. It covers the basic functions (use cases) of Enrollment, Verification, Identification and image quality assessment.

Portrait Capturing Software for ID Documents (FaceVACS-Acquisition)

FaceVACS-Acquisition simplifies the portrait capturing process for ID documents while delivering facial images of high quality, i.e. images that are applicable for face recognition purposes. FaceVACS-Acquisition is a Portrait Capturing Software package that controls the camera for optimized image taking and integrates into existing ID document issuing systems. ID document issuing systems cover the whole range of passports, visa, national ID cards, access cards, drivers licenses, and even more.

Database Image Matching Software (FaceVACS-DBScan)

A common problem with large databases of facial images is that the same person may have duplicate entries with different photos of the same face and under different names. FaceVACS-DBScan is a Database Image Matching Software that can help to identify these duplicates. Images from different sources can be very quickly compared to the images stored in large databases, resulting in a match list of the most similar faces. Beyond the high inspection throughput of the software that runs on standard hardware, the face recognition quality is key. The excellent inspection and matching results fit to the user’s growing requirements and reduce the operational cost to a minimum.

Travel Document Checking Software for Border Control

There is a fast increasing demand from immigration and customs organisations to simplify the border control process whilst ensuring reliable checking of travel documents and verifying the identity of the passport or visa holder by a biometrics system. Cognitec provides Travel Document Checking Software and hardware face recognition components that seamlessly integrate into existing border control systems. These modules can also be integrated into automatically operating border control kiosk systems.

Facial Recognition Software for Access Control and TimeAttendance (FaceVACS-Sentry)

FaceVACS-Sentry is a turn-key access and time & attendance control solution for small to medium deployments. Additionally it allows adding face recognition to large-scale implementations of conventional access control systems. At the access point, the face of every person is captured by one of the two video cameras, the facial features are extracted and compared with the stored features. Only if they match, access is permitted. For high security areas, a combination with card terminals is possible.

Automatic Face Recognition Sotware (FaceVACS-Alert)

An important application area for automatic face recognition is the comparison of faces against data stored in a watch list database through computer-assisted video surveillance. Like this, specific persons can be identified in video images. The video camera used for this purpose could be mounted hidden at the entrance of a sports stadium or in an airport.

A wide-angle lens could cover a large range of view. All faces visible will be automatically detected and their facial features matched against the database. If the similarity with an entry is large enough, a quiet alarm can be issued. Using an alert monitor, the found entries can be compared visually with the live image. All events are logged so that they can also be evaluated later.