With the growing demand for more efficient fingerprinting techniques, live scans are rapidly displacing traditional ink-based methods. Despite improvements in detector and processing technology for capturing and digitizing fingerprints, current equipment falls well short of NISTs goal of a small, tamper-resistant, battery-powered, handheld scanner. Incumbent equipment suppliers have little commercial incentive to lead the introduction of low-cost portable devices that can be widely deployed. In response to this need, SBG Labs is pleased to announce an innovative portable scanner based on proprietary holographic technology. Our solution features a compact, high-resolution scanner integrated with a smart, hardware data encrypted, GPS enabled tablet. It can rapidly capture multi-fingerprint images which are fully compliant with FBI standards. In Phase 1, we propose to implement a NIST-compliant protocol for wirelessly communicating with and controlling the operation of our biometric device. This work will leverage several parallel, separately funded technology development efforts. Commercial Applications: Fingerprints are by far the most widely used computerized solution for biometric authentication, owing to their ease of acquisition, established use, and user acceptance. Portability is becoming increasingly important, especially for state and local governments, air travel authorities, and other security-conscious organizations where immediate identity and background checks on an individual are highly desirable, if not crucial. Besides identification, fingerprint recognition can also be used for authentication. Thus, in the longer term, commercial demand for applications like access control, facility security, and time and attendance management will outstrip demand from government agencies, driving down cost and spurring further technical development.
