New fingerprint reader scans prints without touching skin. The world's first scanning device that reads fingerprints without touching the skin will hit the market this autumn, Mitsubishi Electric said.
The device could be used to enhance security measures at financial institutions and airports.
The new scanner uses light from a red light-emitting diode (LED) to read fingerprint patterns under the surface of the skin. Red LEDs are typically used in a wide variety of industrial uses, such as in automotive electronics or medical instruments.
Ordinary fingerprint sensors take prints using physical contact between the finger and a glass plate.
In some cases, however, such physical fingerprint readers are unable to take an accurate print when the subject's skin is rough, wrinkled or covered in perspiration.
In the new LED device, the user places a finger in the reader with the nail facing up. A light scans through the finger and analyzes the convex and concave patterns of the skin layer below the surface.
Financial institutions, eager to find ways to circumvent thefts of personal data and cash, are anxious to find devices like the Mitsubishi Electric reader to provide better identification at ATMs
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Posted by: anonenandy | March 19, 2008 at 01:59 AM
I'm rather skeptical of this... I went through hell trying to incorporate fingerprint scanning solutions into my own employee management software. We went through a number of scanners and software solutions that were supposed to work well in high-traffic, dirty environments like the one I operate in (clothing manufacturer). The only solution that I could get to work was from this company:
www.m2sys.com
You have to touch your finger to the scanner but it works nearly 100% of the time, even in dirty environments. However, I'd like to see this new technology actually work. Just doesn't seem like it can, from my experiences.
Posted by: Jack | October 09, 2006 at 02:38 PM
We at United Linkers are major manufacturers of Fingerprint car security system called Identisafe-09
(www.automobile-security.com)
Well we are glad that touchless fingerprint sensors have made our job easy and we have already started integrating touchless fingerprint sensors in our latest Fingerprint car security system Identisafe-09-Remote.
Great job done mitsubishi electric co.
Posted by: United Linkers-Mr Rahuk Shah | October 04, 2005 at 03:05 PM