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Hi. My name is Mark Althauser. I work for a biometric company, Advanced Biometrics, Inc. in Puyallup, WA. I want to create this forum to help me keep abreast of this new industry and to spot new investment opportunities.
Biometric applications for security is a potential multi-billion dollar industry in its' infancy. Fingerprint readers, retinal scanners, voice recognition, infrared imaging, thermal imaging and hand movement analysis are examples of biometric security systems in use today.
Price points have dropped and some of the solutions are competitive with traditional lock and key solutions. All solutions I am aware of today are not totally transparent to the user. Users have to physically act to enable the security system to perform. I am interested in a security system that is totally transparent to the user and accurately identifies that person and records any person who approaches the security check point.
For example, Advanced Biometrics, Inc. (I work there.)has patented and developed a passive door security system that uses a device imbedded in a proprietary door handle that compares the infrared scanned digital image of the users hand with a database. The infrared scanning device presents a picture of the interior structure of the hand. There is no sound, light or vibration. The user is totally unaware of the check. If the scanned image data matches the data banks image the user opens the door normally. If not, the door remains locked.
This type of system can eliminate the need for keys, smartcards, or any deliberate necessary action on the part of the user. The future of the computer is to become invisible. This is an example.
I am interested companies with similar systems that use a biometric approach to security and that are totally transparent to the user. I believe keys, passwords, fingerprints, voice recognition, smartcards, and any other system which requires a specific action will be eventually replaced with passive transparent systems.
I invite comments, opinions, articles, heads ups, suggestions, ideas, and friendly chat.
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