ID goes 3D

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A new smart card combines facial, iris and fingerprint recognition for on-the-spot identity checks.

A global alliance of biometrics experts has claimed a world first with the development of a smart card that can carry out facial, iris and fingerprint recognition and verification.

 

 

Surrey-based Omniperception has joined forces with Swedish company Precise Biometrics, Iridian in the US and Sharp Micro-electronics to develop a multi-biometric ‘match on card’.

 

The technology allows a facial snapshot, iris scan and fingerprint taken on the spot to be compared to the biometric embedded on the card’s microchip. This removes the need for a gigantic national database, one of the key obstacles to a national ID card scheme.

 

Unveiled at last week’s CardTechSecurTech fair in Las Vegas, the system combines Omniperception’s facial recognition technology with Precise Biometrics’ fingerprint knowledge, Iridian’s digital iris recognition technology, and Sharp’s Java smart card.

 

The new technology is claimed to be particularly suitable for use with ID cards and passports, as more than one biometric is frequently called for.

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