NEC Corporation is joining forces with computer vision and emotion AI specialist Realeyes to develop and distribute emotion analysis tools globally.
Under the terms of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on June 28, the two companies will enter a strategic partnership.
In a press release NEC outlined the importance of understanding how users are interacting with services as virtual meeting and communications become the default method across a range of verticals navigating their way through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Realeyes offers emotion detection and analysis capabilities including predictive analytics and live measurement of attention and emotion response within streaming and mobile applications.
NEC offers biometric authentication and video analytics technologies and is pushing into hospitality and marketing fields.
They believe their combined offering can enhance safe and robust user experiences across media, entertainment, education, healthcare, and communication verticals.