AOptix shows InSight iris recognition system
Iris recognition is accepted as one of the most accurate biometric technologies, but its adoption has been slow because people feel uncomfortable pushing their faces against a glass panel and placing their eyes in a very small capture zone; InSight solves this problem
Campbell, California-based AOptix Technologies, Inc. today announced the commercial product release of InSight, the company’s iris recognition system. The InSight, which operates at a nominal 2-meter stand-off distance, uses the company’s proprietary Adaptive Optics technology. It is targeted at a variety of end-users, including border and immigration control, ID card programs, aviation security, and access control applications.
Iris recognition is accepted as one of the more accurate biometric technologies, but its adoption has been slow because people feel uncomfortable pushing their faces against a glass panel and placing their eyes in a very small capture zone. The InSight system addresses this problem. People need only to stand in its very large capture volume, look at the device, and open his or her eyes. The system does all the work of finding the subject and locating the eyes for iris biometric imaging, automating the entire process. “We believe that the InSight system has taken biometric usability to the next level,” said Phil Tusa, VP of Biometrics Programs for AOptix. “No other iris recognition system that meets ISO imaging standards is as effortless for the subject. It’s also very fast, enabling utilization in high throughput, queuing applications, such as access control and border crossing.”
The company says that InSight has a capture volume of about .75 cubic meters which is 1 meter deep and 1 meter tall at mid-plane, allowing for a range of subject heights, including coverage of wheelchair users.
First production deliveries of the InSight system will begin in April of this year.
