PalmSecure vein authentication from Fujitsu

Biometrics, the science and technology of measuring and analyzing biological data, is increasingly being utilized for identity authentication purposes via the use of information and communications technology (ICT).

From fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, voice patterns, facial patterns and hand measurements, authentication by biometrics verification is becoming quite common in corporate and public security systems, consumer electronics and point of sale (POS) applications in developed countries.

According to Fujitsu, palm vein authentication uses the vascular pattern of an individual’s palm for personal identification. Fujitsu’s research have shown that vein patterns are unique, even among identical twins. Palms have a broad and complicated vascular pattern and so they contain a wealth of differentiating features for personal identification. Since palm veins are inside the body, they are extremely hard to forge.

PalmSecure, which is based on Fujitsu’s optical sensing technology and visual recognition intelligence, captures a person’s vein pattern image while radiating it with near infra-red rays through a contactless device.

The deoxidized hemoglobin in the palm vein absorbs these rays, thereby reducing the reflection rate and causing the veins to appear as a black pattern. A proprietary algorithm takes the data (the vein pattern), converts it into a digitized biometric template, and then matches it against a pre-registered template with extremely accurate results.

Read [Fujitsu] Via [CrazyGizmoz]