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News Release from: Oki Electric | Subject: Irispass-WG
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 14 June 2002
Iris recognition system moves beyond
gate control
Oki Electric has unveiled a new version of its iris recognition system, the Irispass-WG.
Oki Electric has unveiled a new version of its iris recognition system, the Irispass-WG, which automatically detects the position of the eyes, scans the iris, the pupil of the eye, and then identifies individuals by capturing the tint patterns on the iris The company will begin marketing and shipping the system next month in Japan
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 10 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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"As one of the leading companies offering biometric security systems, we believe that it is critical to provide the market with more reliable security systems with easier operation, given the growing demand for the security infrastructure, along with the expansion of open networks and the increase of crime", said Haruo Kimura, General Manager of the Terminal Systems Division in the Financial Solutions Company at Oki Electric.
"We are therefore introducing the Irispass-WG, enhancing both iris authentication technology and operability, based upon a partnership with Iridian Technologies in New Jersey, USA".
Oki offers various security systems based on iris recognition technology, including the Irispass-S gate management system, which functions as a key at the entrance, and the Irispass-h, a compact authentication unit connectable to a PC.
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Since its introduction in 1998, the Irispass-S system, in particular, has been installed at more than 200 locations in Japan, such as company and government data centres and computer rooms, and storage facilities for toxic and hazardous materials at pharmaceutical companies.
The systems are used by a total of around 10,000 peoples with no false-acceptance errors reported after more than 10 million authentications.
This is a proof that the iris identification is one of the highest secure biometric-systems.
The newly introduced Irispass-WG system is a successor to the Irispass-S.
It maintains the accurate iris recognition function of the previous model, while enhancing the user-operability with newly developed software that automatically detects the position of the human eyes.
An individual's iris patterns can be registered or identified by simply standing in front of the identification device.
The required time for authentication is about three seconds.
The system enables accurate, high-speed authentication of the iris even while wearing glasses The system consists of a system management device and registration device, both of which are located at the customer's control centre, and identification devices, which are installed at entrances.
The system allows connection to as many as 127 identification devices per system.
The system management device has various functions, including iris information registration, management of individual information and authentication history, status monitoring of identification devices, and remote gate-management.
The security of the entire system is also enhanced by the addition of functions to allow the iris authentication of the system administrators, who access the system management device and prevent unauthorized operations on a PC connected to the device.
The identification device incorporates functions enabling identified data to work with monitoring cameras and guard systems, which allows customers to establish comprehensive security systems.
"In order to expand applications for the Irispass-WG beyond gate management, Oki intends to work with system integrators to develop various applications and sell high-performance security solutions to enterprises, government agencies, and financial markets", said Kimura.
(This was Electronicstalk's Top Story on 13 June 2002).
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