face detection resets idle time and deactivates ss
[ozzloy@gmail.com/oble] / TODO
1 FOR SCREENSAVER:
2 * gnome-screensaver-command --poke
3 * find irc channel to ask if my understanding is correct
4 * file bug
5 * track down bug
6 * compile gnome-screensaver
7 * cli opt parse
8 * quiet mode
9 * no display window
10 * no text printed to terminal
11 * fire up the face detector only just before going to inactive mode.
12 * possibly this is how kreed's version works. read kreed's code to find out
13 * that way the camera isn't running all the time
14 * maybe start 10 seconds before going inactive, then run until activity, or 10
15 seconds, whichever's first.
16 * be more aggressive with turning off the screen. dim the screen as soon as
17 it's not being looked at. turn it off soon thereafter.
18 * could be enough to save battery. would need to power the camera sometimes,
19 but would save on backlight. need to profile.
20 * don't prevent sleep when face is detected, but user isn't actually looking at
21 screen.
22 * requires pose estimation.
23 * also requires estimating the direction of the eye.
24
25 OTHER IDEAS:
26 * authenticating a user based on face recognition (as opposed to face
27 detection)
28 * much more difficult to do reliably
29 * use object tracking and emotion estimation to require a set of facial
30 expressions as authentication.
31 * awesome for people who find typing hard, eg: no hands