I always believed that computer vision has potential to contribute very strongly in general computing. This became more obvious in the lst few years. Computing progressed significantly and digital cameras started appearing and used every where. Computer vision as a…
Geotagging
It is expected that just in a few more years, most cameras may come with GPS and all photos will have the location, latitude and logitude, in their metadata such as EXIF. This will help in organizing photos. This may…
Indian Wedding 2
Photos from the wedding are at: www.flickr.com/photos/RameshJain Now I can relax. I can only imagine the situation of my friend Prakash and Jyashree — the father and mother of the bride.
Folk Computing: A scenario from 2013
Lets consider briefly a scenario. It is 2013. A Mexican farmer, Mr. Adolfo, is in his Strawberry Field and notices that the unusual coloration on the leaves in his farm has become more serious. He immediately takes out his MP…
Face recognition in vending machines
Now vending machines will recognize whether you are an under age person trying to buy cigarettes. I am sure very soon we will see face recognition as our password on laptops and phones. It is only a very natural thing…