i-Shopping

National Central University

Facial Recognition in Advertising Application - A system that provides personalized product promotions based on customer demographics.

Research Materials

Overview

i-Shopping is a facial recognition system designed for advertising applications. It provides different kinds of product promotions for customers based on their genders and ages.

Technology

SHORE Database

The system utilizes SHORE (Sophisticated High-speed Object Recognition Engine) database for accurate age and gender recognition. SHORE is expert in:

  • Real-time image recognition
  • Three-dimensional face tracking
  • Immediate face analysis

System Capabilities

The system can capture faces and analyze them immediately by:

  • Gender: Male/Female classification
  • Age: Age range estimation
  • Emotion: Emotional state detection

Application

Targeted Advertising

Based on demographic analysis, the system displays personalized advertisements:

  • Age-appropriate product recommendations
  • Gender-specific promotions
  • Dynamic content adjustment based on detected audience

Real-time Processing

The system processes video feed in real-time, enabling:

  • Instant face detection and analysis
  • Dynamic advertisement switching
  • Continuous audience analytics

Academic Context

This project was developed as a research project at the Video and Audio Processing Laboratory, Department of Communications Engineering, National Central University.

C++ OpenCV SHORE SDK Image Processing Facial Recognition Real-time Analysis