【看新聞學英語】中國公司用面部辨識裝置監控員工

【新唐人2011年4月3日訊】【看新聞學英語】

Chinese Companies use Face Recognition Device to Monitor Staff
中國公司用面部辨識裝置監控員工

文／Daniel Chen, David Lee

【新聞關鍵字】

1. Face recognition ph. 面部辨識
2. Monitor v. [ˋmɑnətɚ] 監控
3. Jail n. [dʒel] 監獄
4. Arsenal n. [ˋɑrsnəl] 軍械庫
5. Keep tabs on ph. 監視
6. Work attendance ph. 考勤
7. Warehouse n. [ˋwɛr͵haʊs] 倉庫
8. Entrance guard ph. 門衛；門禁
9. Infra-red adj. [ɪnfrəˋrɛd] 紅外線
10. Private sector ph. 私營部門
11. Lay a foundation ph. 奠基
12. Invest v. [ɪnˋvɛst] 投資

In the past, the use of face recognition security devices was limited to accessing secure jails or military arsenals. But now private companies in China are also making use of this technology – to keep tabs on their workers.
過去，面部辨識保全裝置只用於限制安全監獄或軍事武庫的進出。但現在中國的私人公司也開始採用這項技術，來監視他們的員工。

Beijing Sunrise Technology is one of the companies using the technology.
北京日升天信科技是採用這項技術的其中一間公司。

[Lu Shaohua, Beijing Sunrise Technology]:
“The more advanced software saves a lot trouble for the Human Resources Department in checking on work attendance. As for security, we have warehouses and, serving as the entrance guard, it also increases the efficiency of our security work."
北京日升天信科技的陸紹華說：「軟體愈進步，愈能幫我們人力資源部省下許多考勤的麻煩。至於保全方面，我們這邊有倉庫，所以它就能做門禁那一塊，也提高了保全的效率吧。」

This is made possible by a device called the “Hanvon Face ID” that was developed in China. The device uses infra-red technology to scan a 3D image of a person’s face. These images are then stored on the device’s internal chip, so it doesn’t have to be connected to an external server. A device that can recognize up to 1400 different faces costs around $720 U.S. dollars.
這項科技的實現，依靠的是一個在中國開發的叫作「漢王面部標識」的裝置。這項裝置使用了紅外線科技掃瞄面部的三度空間影像。這些影像儲存在裝置的內部晶片當中，所以不需要連線到外部的電腦伺服器。一個最多可以識別1400張不同的臉的裝置要價約720美元。

The lower price enables the device to have large scale commercial use, and much of the demand is coming from the private sector.
較低的價格使這項裝置有大規模的商業應用，並且大部分的需求是來自私營部門。

[Shi Jian, Chief Engineer Hanvon Face ID]
“Because it’s the world’s first facial recognition product completely separated from a computer, it’s smaller in size and runs a simpler operating system. So the cost of the whole system is much lower. All this has laid a foundation for its wide scale production and application."
漢王面部標識的首席工程師石堅說：「因為這是世界上第一個完全不需要連線到電腦的面部辨識產品，所以它的尺寸比較小，而且作業系統比較簡單。因此整個系統的成本是低非常多的。所有這一切，都奠定了它大規模生產和應用的基礎。」

Hanvon is selling their device in 55 countries, but 80 percent of their sales still go to China where, in addition to private sector sales, authorities are investing heavily in security systems.
漢王在55個國家銷售他們的裝置，但是它們銷售量80%仍在中國。除了私營單位的銷售外，有關單位也正在大力投資保全系統。

本則影音新聞出處：新唐人電視台英語新聞
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/news_china/2011-03-25/chinese-companies-use-face-recognition-device-to-monitor-staff.html

The lower price enables the device to have large scale commercial use.
較低的價格使這項裝置有大規模的商業應用