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A Pet Recognition App That Reunites Lost Pets With Their Owners

November 04, 2013

‘PiP’ is a facial recognition app from Vancouver-based entrepreneur Philip Rooyakkers that recognizes your pet’s facial features so you can locate them when they’re lost. 

The app records, classifies, and categorizes every feature of a dog’s or cat’s appearance. To use it, simply download the app, take a picture of your pet and enter its basic details. If the animal goes missing, you can send an alert to vet clinics, animal shelters, and fellow PiP users within a 15-mile radius. If someone finds an animal, they can upload a picture to initiate a matching process.

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Tags: PiP, Facial Recognition, Pet finder
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