Biometric devices allow for the most accurate method of person identification, scanning and recording an individuals unique biometric print. This technology has come such a long way in a very short space of time, relatively speaking, and it can be found in various industries which we will discuss below.
We will delve into the different types of biometric devices that are widely available on todays market and outline some of the most popular applications of these innovative devices.
Types of device
There are numerous available devices which can execute biometric identification to a very accurate standard. There are so many devices available on the market mainly because there is not just a single biometric that can be used in identification. Instead, you have 3-4 main categories; face, fingerprint, palm, and iris.
- Facial detection software – Detect the identity of an individual using face recognition software which scans the face taking into account various key factors including; distance between the eyes, depth of the eye sockets, distance from forehead to chin, shape of the cheekbones and more.
- Iris scanners – Iris scanners, also commonly referred to as eye scanners, are available as either a single or double iris capture device.
- Fingerprint readers – They do everything as the name suggests. You can find dozens of biometric fingerprint scanners within this bracket to not only identify one fingerprint, but scan and gather the biometric information of more than one finger simultaneously. The most popular type is those which identify one digit, but you can find dual capture devices as well as 10 finger capture devices. Palm print readers are also distributed under the same category as fingerprint readers and together with a fingerprint biometric, provide a high level of accuracy for the identification of an individual.
Applications
We’ve outlined and discussed the different types of biometric device that consumers can purchase from suppliers, such as Biometric Supply, but which industries exactly is it expected to find the integration of these devices:
- Access control: High security locations can be blocked off to those who are not permitted to be there. Instead, only those who are stored in the system will be able to gain access once they have correctly been identified using the biometric authentication device.
- Policing: The unique identity characteristics of an individual and their records can be safely stored in the system by ensuring a fingerprint identification process is followed when someone who has been arrested enters the police station. Thereby, in future cases any repeating offenders can be quickly identified by matching their unique fingerprint records.
- Attendance monitoring: Keep track of your workforce with their clock in and clock out time courtesy of biometric identification. As well as accurately recording your employees attendance, it helps overcomes any potential barriers of employees attempting to falsely record their or someone else’s attendance via buddy punching which is possible through other attendance monitoring methods.
These are just a handful of examples of how useful biometric authentication has been in improving various aspects of different industries. We look forward to seeing how this technology continues to improve and where it might appear frequently in next!
