DAYTON, Ohio - Facial recognition has always appeared to be a technology of the future or a feature only used on television shows and for military and government purposes. Facial recognition began in the mid 1960s when scientists began to look into using the computer to recognize faces, and continues to advance each year.

Facial recognition technology recognizes the face of an individual, and then measures features on the specific face. Each person has a set of landmarks that makes up the features of their face. From cheekbone shape and width of nose to jaw line length and the distance between their eyes, the software has the ability to measure each of these and create a faceprint of an individual.

Consumers can now use this technology in the comfort of their own home on their personal computer. rough software such as PicsMatch, individuals can now easily locate digital photos through facial recognition, sort these photos based on people, groups, and key dates, with the ability to print, share online and create albums.

Using the same faceprint technology, the consumer can identify an individual within the digital photograph as an “enrollment photo” and the software will automatically locate this person in any other uploaded photos on their computer. e sorting of photos will allow for easy use in scrapbooks and other projects.

“Sorting through multiple folders of digital images can be a time-consuming and frustrating experience. We developed PicsMatch to give photo users an automated way to locate specific photos of the people they care about,” said Dave Gasper, President of Initial Point. “The ability to do searches for photos of Mom, Dad or Mom and Dad together, for example, will dramatically change the way consumers organize, sort and locate photos on their computers.”

PicsMatch not only identifies photos by facial recognition, it also sorts photos by their date/time stamp, allowing users to quickly compile photos from key dates and holidays.

Within seconds, PicsMatch can locate specific photo combinations, such as Grandma and Grandpa at New Year’s. After locating the right photos, PicsMatch allows users to print, email or export photos to editing or scrapbooking software.

PicsMatch will continue to evolve with updates and offer free software upgrades to all current users. The software is available exclusively online at www.PicsMatch.com.