The cigarette vending machine judges the age of the guest for himself. 'Because you are a minority, do not sell it.'

Face recognition is done first, and "Adult proof" in another means is needed in "Vending machine with the camera" that Fujitaka introduces when it is not possible to pass this time([more infomations.]).

Face recognition is done by facing the camera in the upper part of the vending machine and pushing the button. Object person's age is distinguished from slack, the wrinkle, and the frame etc. of the face at about three seconds when the button is pushed. The cigarette can be bought as it is if it can be confirmed the adult. When having experimented by 500 people 10-in his/her sixties, the ratio that was able to be distinguished correctly reached about 90 percent.

How do you do if judged, "It is not possible to confirm it" though the person in question is an adult?The vending machine that Fujitaka puts on the market ..inset in.. puts in the entrance, and proves the adult. The vending machine of the type that the cigarette cannot be bought will be introduced in full scale next spring if Tobacco Institute of Japan introduces IC card "taspo", and this card is not held up. If the spread of this "taspo" starts, the one of "Face recognition camera + taspo reading" type will be introduced.

The necessity for purposely holding up the card decreases at least for an elderly person though a slight judgment rate of about 90 percent. The buyer and the shop doesn't lower both motivations of purchase and attention is attracted as a system from which the guest is derivable.

Fujitaka sells the vending machine such as "Ramen can". The coin-operated locker and the nursing equipment are developed. A variegated technology, knowhow, and the idea might have invented the system this "The cigarette sales are helped by face recognition".