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Iris Recognition
BBC's One Show captures Iris Recognition in action at Manchester Airport Iris recognition is amongst the most robust and accurate biometric technologies available in the market today with existing large scale applications supporting databases in excess of millions of people. The Iris is a protected internal organ whose random texture is stable throughout life (from the 1st year onwards) and can be used as an identity document or a password offering a very high degree of identity assurance. The randomness of Iris patterns has very high dimensionality; recognition decisions are made with very high confidence levels supporting rapid and reliable exhaustive searches through national - sized databases in both 1:1 (verification) and 1:n (identification) mode with no human intervention.
The idea of using Iris for personal identification is fairly old and was originally proposed in 1936 by ophthalmologist Frank Burch. In 1987 two ophthalmologists, Aran Safir and Leonard Flom, patented this idea, and in 1989 they asked John Daugman to create actual algorithms for iris recognition. Iris scans analyse the features in the coloured tissue surrounding the pupil which has more than 200 points that can be used for comparison, including rings, furrows and freckles. Iris technology combines computer vision, pattern recognition, statistical inference and optics.
Iris Identity Solutions
HRS has a long history and association with the technology and offers various biometric and identity solutions based around Iris recognition system. Some of our solutions are helping increase security and identity assurance across both the public and private sector including aviation, defence, construction, retail, law enforcement, healthcare, prisons etc. Major applications of this technology across the globe include: unmanned passenger travel (frequent flier programmes); aviation security, controlling access to restricted areas at airports; database access and computer login; access to physical infrastructure; "watch list" database searching at border crossings; and other Government programmes.
Iris Recognition: Driving Innovation
HRS has strategic partnership with some of the leading names in the industry and has been actively involved in development of cutting edge commercial applications across both the public and private sector. More recently HRS has been instrumental in introducing mobile Iris platform based identity solutions across the defence and energy sector. HRS continues to explore new solutions in the domain and our team of biometric engineers are currently working on developing a range of commercially robust applications around the Iris at a distance concept - the solution will be able to capture Iris images at a distance/on the move without people having to look directly into a camera.
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Our Iris Recognition Partners
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L-1 Identity Solutions is the trusted provider of advanced technology products and solutions that protect and secure personal identities and assets. Formed in 2006 from the merger of industry powerhouses Viisage and Identix, the L-1 Identity Solutions companies have a 20 year history of developing technologies to solve the world's most challenging identity-related problems. These include cutting-edge technologies and services from Integrated Biometric Technology, SecuriMetrics, and Iridian Technologies. |
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Panasonic Corporation is one of the largest electronic product manufacturers in the world, comprised of over 556 companies. It manufactures and markets over 15,000 products under the Panasonic brand to enhance and enrich lifestyles all around the globe. |
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Simply Biometrics was set up in 2007 to provide the growing UK and wider global physical access control and time attendance market with an efficient and effective supply chain.
www.simplybiometrics.com is the only authorised company in the UK/EU that offers a comprehensive range of biometric hardware and software from the leading OEMs including Sagem Morpho, Panasonic, Ingersoll Rand, L1 Identity Solutions/Bioscrypt, Hitachi and Fujitsu. |
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Cross Match Technologies, Inc. is a leading global provider of high-quality multimodal biometric identity management solutions, used to capture and process the unique physiological characteristics of individuals to establish and verify their identities.
Cross Match solutions include fingerprint and palm scan devices, facial recognition and iris capture systems, document readers, biometric software, and related services. These offerings include multiple biometrics capable of wireless, mobile or stationary use. The capture and matching systems are interoperable and include customizable software, which allows for easy integration into a customer's existing infrastructure. |
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