New FotoNation Solution Offers Easy to Use, Accurate Face Recognition for Cell Phones and Other Camera-Enabled Devices

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tessera Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSRA) today announced its FotoNation® FaceRecognition technology, which performs automatic identification of specific human faces in camera equipped mobile devices. This innovative new embedded imaging solution will enable manufacturers to quickly and cost-effectively integrate face recognition capabilities directly into devices such as cell phones, digital still cameras and other consumer electronic products.

This new technology, when used with the FotoNation FaceTracker solution, or other face tracking technology, enables a wide range of applications including meta-tagging for easier image management, sharing and retrieval; person-based image optimization, where the focus, exposure and image processing associated with an identified subject’s face is automatically optimized during image capture and processing; and automatic image uploading.

“We are seeing increased interest in facial recognition for consumer devices because of the ubiquity of cameras and the variety of benefits that come with knowledge of the identity of the person being captured by the camera,” said Michael Bereziuk, executive vice president, Imaging & Optics, Tessera. “With the FotoNation FaceRecognition solution, a cell phone camera can automatically tag a photograph containing a specific person’s face and email the image directly to a friend or upload it to a social networking site.”

The FotoNation FaceRecognition technology is available for a number of platforms, including COACH and ARM, and requires only moderate computational and memory resources. The performance is robust in the presence of various factors that make face recognition difficult such as changes in lighting conditions, facial expression and viewing angle/distance.

The FotoNation FaceRecognition solution is available now for licensing from Tessera.

About FotoNation Technology
The FotoNation FaceRecognition solution joins the FotoNation family of technologies from Tessera, which provides a full portfolio of in-camera image enhancement solutions for digital photos. The FotoNation Red solution automatically detects and removes red- and golden-eye defects. The FotoNation FaceTracker solution, which includes the SmileCheck, BlinkCheck and Face Beautification extension modules, detects the presence of human faces in pictures to ensure optimal focus, exposure, and color balance, while also reducing the appearance of wrinkles or other skin imperfections for optimal image quality.

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About Tessera
Tessera Technologies, Inc., invests in, licenses and delivers innovative miniaturization technologies for next-generation electronic devices. The company's micro-electronics solutions enable smaller, higher-functionality devices through chip-scale, 3D and wafer-level packaging technology, as well as high-density substrate and silent air cooling technology. Tessera's imaging and optics solutions provide low-cost, high-quality camera functionality in electronic products and include image sensor packaging, wafer-level optics and image enhancement intellectual property. The company also offers customized micro-optic lenses, from diffractive and refractive optical elements to integrated micro-optical subassemblies. Tessera licenses its technologies, as well as delivers products based on these technologies, to promote the development of the supply chain infrastructure. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California. For information call 1-408-321-6000 or go to www.tessera.com.

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