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| 3-D Light System May Revolutionize Fingerprinting |
| from the 256-times-10 dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Saturday March 14, @14:29 (Security) |
| http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/14/1818256 |
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[0]coondoggie writes "The US Department of Homeland Security's Science &
Technology Directorate recently awarded almost $420,000 to a Kentucky
company to further [1]develop a contactless finger print/biometric system.
The goal is a machine that can snap 10 fingerprints in high resolution in
less than 10 seconds, without human intervention. This goal is beginning
to look feasible. FlashScan3D is working with the University of
Kentucky's Center for Visualization and Virtual Environments, and has
developed a technique called 'structured light illumination' ([2]WIPO
patent description), where a pattern of dots or stripes is projected onto
a curved or irregular surface."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=09/03/14/1818256
Links:
0. mailto:[email protected]
1. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/39654
2. http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?wo=2007050776
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