Omnilert Visual Gun Detection Profile
Visual gun detection company, Omnilert, claims to "save lives through early threat detection" and "identify gun threats at first sight."
In this report, based on an interview with the VP of Marketing Mark Franken, the company's marketing material, and publicly available information, and stress testing the company's demo detection system, IPVM examines the company's background, approach, positioning, and challenges.
Note: IPVM plans to test visual weapon detection systems including Omnilert.
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"********** ****** ** *** ****** ********** or **** *********** **** ****** *************"
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TL;DR: More or less, what Brian said!
*** ****, * ********** *** ********** your ********, ******. **** * ******* about "****-*****" *** ** *** **** Demo, * **** **** ** *** not ******* **** ***** ** ********* from ***** *** *** ***** *** Self **** ****** ***** *************.
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*** ******* ***, "****-*****" ***** *** not ****** ** *** **** **** to ******** ******** *** ****** *********** by ******** * ******* ***** ** your **** ***** ** ** ****. Further, **'* *** ************** ** *** performance ** *** *********' ************ ******—***** is, ** ***'* *******, ** ********* component ** ***** ******* ********* **********.
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* *** ** **** ***** ** ISC **** *** ** ********** *** contrary ** **** *** ***. * think ******, ********* ******, ******* *** the ****** ******** ******. *'** **** doing **** * **** ****, * am ***** ********* **** **** ****** immediately *** **** ** ******* * gun ***** ** ***** ** *** camera *** **** ** ******* *** general *******.
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*** **** ** ***** ** *** verification, **** ***** ** ***** ** take ******* **** **** **** ** make **** ****'* ** ******** ************.
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** ********* ******* *** ************* ** any **** ***** '**** ******* **********' solution ***, ******* ****** *********, *** human-in-the-loop *** ** ** **** ** some **** ** *********, **** ** is ** ********* * **** ********* weakness.
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- ** ****** *** ******** ******** ** eat *** **** ** ****** *** mistake, ****** **** ******* ** ** the ********.
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