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AIRPrint Performs Ranged Fingerprint Scanning, Won't Let The Terrorists Win_
By Michael Gorman posted Jan 18th 2011 7:12AM
While ears may be the new biometric du jour, Advanced Optical Systems
(AOS) is doing its best to keep fingerprints as the preferred method for
identifying enemies of the state. The company has built a fingerprint
scanner with the ability to accurately read a print up to two meters
away, and our military views the system as a means to reduce the risk to
soldiers at security checkpoints all over the world. The AIRPrint system
is a significant upgrade over previous biometric security systems
because it allows a person's identity to be confirmed by military
personnel from behind the safety of a blast wall or armored vehicle,
which keeps our serviceman out of harm's way. AIRPrint uses a source of
polarized light and two 1.3 megapixel cameras (one to receive vertically
polarized light and another to receive horizontally polarized light) in
order to produce an accurate fingerprint. The prototype is able to scan
and verify a print in under five seconds, but the device can presently
only process one finger at a time, and that finger must stay a fixed
distance from the cameras to get a precise reading. Despite these
current limitations, AOS claims that soon the equipment will be capable
of reading five prints simultaneously while a person is moving toward or
away from the device. The system will be ready for market in the third
quarter of this year, which is bad news for terrorists and soccer
hooligans, but a windfall for Big Brother.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/18/airprint-performs-ranged-fingerprint-scanning-wont-let-the-ter/
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