Technology
The word “biometric”
stems from the Greek words bio (life) and metric
(to measure). The genesis of the technology
dates back years, though terrorism, escalating
identity fraud, and globalization have most
recently put biometrics on the map.
Biometrics are used to authenticate and
identify people based on unique traits such as a
fingerprint, facial image, voice pattern, or
iris scan. Each of these identifiers can be
matched against a predisposed single sample
(1:1) or versus a database (1:N). The process of
verifying an identity requires considerable
amounts of technological horsepower throughout
the typical biometrics supply chain. From
capture device to algorithms to the supporting
hardware and software, each component plays an
intricate role in protecting people and impeding
identity thieves.
ICB’s system uses a
mobile, hand-held, full-featured fingerprint
workstation with a forensic quality fingerprint
scanner, pocket PC and digital camera, This
compact unit can gather, store as well as
provide on-the-spot access to identification and
other information in the harshest environments
with its rugged and shock proof housing. The
compact unit weighs less than two pounds and can
easily be held and operated with either hand.
The unit is completely mobile and can be adapted
to any wireless infrastructure.
ICB adds more
security to its solutions by combining its
biometric technology with smartcards.
SmartCards are credit-card sized cards
that are imbedded with an ICU (Chip) that holds
varying amounts of memory. In
essence they are miniature computers capable of
running programs as well as storing data. All data
stored on the card is also stored in a duplicate
record on the backend servers allowing for quick
and easy replacement of lost or stolen
cards.
With our
patent-pending Picture-on-Chip technology, a
physical picture is not only on the face of the
card but is encoded into the chip itself. The
picture will appear on a monitor as soon as the
card is accessed in a reader. This added layer
of security ensures identity
verification.
Once reserved
exclusively for technophiles, smartcards and
biometrics have become the tools of choice to
satisfy the world’s appetite to seal clandestine
networks, thwart identity fraud, secure critical
infrastructure, and authenticate everyday
transactions. Large federal and international
deployments of voting systems, border
checkpoints, and travel systems are spurring
innovation, and ICB is at the forefront of that
innovation.
