Here's how it works, according to its creators, a Pacific Northwest couple: Booger (the cat) enters a box on the outside of the window and a motion sensor tells the webcam to snap a picture of her. The software (named BookerPicker) then matches in quadrants to several "approved" facial images of her entering without anything in her mouth. If there is a high-enough percentage match the door is told to open. If there's no match it fails and the door stays locked.
From the inside Booger hits a little trigger pad to set off the gears that unlock and open the door for her (according to Booger's owner it only took a few days for this smart kitty to figure out).
Here's what I love most: Booger's owners can access the system online to see a text log of when the cat has entered and exited along with fail/approved commands; they can peek at the live cam or they can see logged photos of her face as she enters and exits.
See it in action!
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