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12:22, 15-Oct-2017
Scan your face and get meals at school canteen
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Forget to bring your canteen card? No worries! Students and faculty members can get their meals by swiping their faces at a high school in Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province.
New devices have been installed at the cafeteria of Hangzhou No.11 Middle School recently, which enable students to get their reserved set meals by standing in front of cameras and scanning their faces for just two seconds.
Photo from the Paper
Photo from the Paper
According to Shanghai-based media the Paper, the school has launched Smart Canteen 2.0 last May, allowing students pre-order meals through WeChat, one of China’s largest social media platforms, a better way for schools to purchase ingredients and avoid wasting.
“Students had to present their canteen cards to get meals before, but we’ve noticed that some forget to bring the cards or even lose them. Facial recognition is the new function of Smart Canteen 3.0,” the school's vice president Zhang Guangchao said.
Photo from the Paper
Photo from the Paper
The school has upgraded their system by relating individuals’ photos and students’ ID numbers, which not only facilitates users but also gives parents information on their children’s health situation. “Parents could log on WeChat public account to check the students’ nutrition input once a week now from once a month before. They would know what nutrition to be added at home for better health,” said Zhang.
On top of that, the application of the latest gadgets could save 10 minutes for lunchtime, which means students can enjoy a longer lunch break.
Photo from the Paper
Photo from the Paper
At the same time, students are asked to take photos in different poses with different facial expressions, serious or smiling, to increase accuracy.
The school plans to launch facial recognition for attendance check the next step after the trial at canteen to save time and improve class management.
High technology and innovation have been leading Hangzhou’s economic development in recent years, where global tech giant Alibaba Group is headquartered.