RegardingID Archive | Hitachi brings finger vein recognition to cars

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Hitachi has expanded its work in finger vein authentication technology to automobiles. They have designed a system where the driver slides his finger into the scanner mounted behind the steering wheel which illuminates the finger and matches the internal vein pattern to a pre-registered profile. Only when a match is made does the car start. After positive identification, the system can initiate custom settings for mirrors, climate control, seat position and audio settings.

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Hitachi partners with Isbank for largest network of biometric ATMs

Hitachi partnered with Turkey-based banking company Isbank to bring biometric identification authentication to roughly 3,400 ATMs in Europe.

While the new network of biometric ATMs, which utilize Hitachi’s finger vein scanning technology, is the largest in Europe, it is far from the largest worldwide where Japan has embraced the technology and installed more than 75,000 finger vein-based ATMs.

Australian library planning on biometrics to fix tardy staff problem

The City of Monash Council in Melbourne, Australia has announced plans to implement a biometric employee attendance tracker in a local library to better ensure tardy employees’ time cards are being reported correctly, according to a SC Magazine article.

Morpho brings new technology to South Africa

Morpho has announced it is bringing one of its latest biometric offerings to South Africa via its South African distribution partner Ideco Biometric Security Solutions, according to am IT Web article.

Finger scanning utilized at two West Virginia high schools

High schools in Jefferson County, W.V. will be implementing biometric finger scanning in an effort to provide security for the students’ cafeteria accounts. Purpose of the program, according to school officials, is to eliminate clerical errors and to provide students with an easy way to identify themselves when using the cafeteria.

Viv.ie announce planned summer release for high security face recognition solution

Viv.ie, a start-up located in Ireland working on face recognition technology, announced it is finishing a new type of facial recognition technology that does away with a number of the security pitfalls current facial recognition technology is commonly guilty of, according to a Sydney Morning Herald article.

UCF rolls out vein scanning at campus rec center

The University of Central Florida (UCF) implemented a biometric vein scanning system in an effort to prevent unauthorized persons from entering certain campus facilities, according to a student newspaper.

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Hitachi brings finger vein recognition to cars