Biometrics Industry

Biometric System Flow Chart

October 2004

Input

Biometric System Environment

Action

Biometric Data

Biometric System

Biometric Data

Human Biometric Input

Capture Device

Biometric Data

Storage and Management

User Interface

Analysis

Disciplinary / Enforcement

(active or passive)

(hardware and software)

Relay

(hardware and software)

(software)

Action

Biometrics is generally defin

The Industry's Biometric Data

Once a biometric measurement is

Digital data representing a human

System users access biometric

Software is not only used to store

as the measurement of a person's

Capture Devices include face, eye

captured and converted, it is sent

target's biometric measurements

data stored on a CPU via key-

and manage biometric data, but it

unique physical or behavioral

and fingerprint, cameras, scanners

to the Biometric System's CPU or

is stored in off-the-shelf or

board and display.

is also used to analyze that data.

characteristics to determine or

and readers.

central processing unit (computer)

purpose-built computers.

verify a target subject's identity.

via wired or wireless connection.

The quality of a biometrics sys-

In Homeland Security settings

These devices capture the unique

This data is managed via the use

tem's software will determine

such as airports, seaports and

The human physical traits

biometric measurement of the

of proprietary software.

the system's effectiveness in

government buildings, BioClock

most commonly measured by

human target and, via the use of

solving identification and identity

hardware and software systems

In Homeland Security settings

biometrics systems are face, eyes

software, convert that measure-

confirmation problems.

are used for access control.

biometric-based tracking systems

and fingerprints. Behavioral

ment into digital "zeroes and

Unauthorized personnel are denied

protect mission-critical ingress

traits measured by these syst

ones".

entrance at ingress points, while

points. At airports, such sys-

include gait and keystroke rythym.

the activity parameters of author-

tems can provide reliable records

Sense Technologies markets two

ized personnel are recorded, stored

of the movement of authorized

The capture of a person's face

types of fingerprint scanners, the

and available for later review.

personnel such as pilots, cabin

biometrics can be accomplished

Desktop Fingerprint Reader

crew, ground crew and aircraft

without the active cooperation of

and the SmartCard Desktop

maintenance crew. At seaports,

the target subject. The capture of

Fingerprint Reader.

such systems can track the move-

a target's eye and fingerprint

ment of dockworkers and truckers.

biometric measurements typically

requires the subject's active co-

The Sense Technologies

Worldwide, the impending introduc-

operation.

BioClock 300, 302 and 304

tion of biometrics-based

travel documents is expecte

Sense Technologies markets both

The Sense Technologies

to sharply boost the safety of inter-

stand-alone CPUs and fully-

BioClock Software Suite

national travel.

integrated capture / conversion /

(interface screen shot)

CPUs.

The Sense Technologies

Sense's BioClock Software

BioClock Software Suite

Desktop Fingerprint Reader

Sense's BioClock unit is a wall-

Suite enables BioClock syst

(interface screen shot)

(above)

mounted , kiosk-style unit that

users to implement a fraud-proof

interfaces via TCP/IP with any

end-to-end time-and-attendance

In Time-and-Attendance set-

The Sense Technologies

network. These units are

peraonnel solution.

tings such as factories and office

"meCard" SmartCard

comprised of custom-designed

buildings, BioClock is used to

CPUs, keypad, fingerprint reader

The Suite supports the creation

not only track compliance with

For those systems requiring the

and SmartCard reader.

and management of work orders,

company poicies, but also as an

In Time-and-Attendance set-

active cooperation of the target

job costing, custom reports,

analytical tool that can be used

tings biometric driven tracking sys-

subject, biometric measurements

In security-sensitive settings such

payroll processing, and multi-unit

towards the development of new

tems can not only cut personnel-

can be captured directly from

as airports, seaports, and govern-

networking. It eliminates time

personnel policies aimed at boost-

related costs and boost productiv-

the target's body and / or from a

ment buildings, Sense's BioClock

cards, time sheets, "buddy

ing employee productivity.

ity. They can also substantially re-

SmartCard loaded with the

The Sense Technologies

can simultaneously serve both

punching", and passwrds.

duce the risks associated with

target's unique biometric data.

SmartCard Desktop

time-and-attendance and

personnel-related disciplinary

Fingerprint Reader

homeland security functions.

In sum, BioClock implementation

actions.

can simultaneously cut costs

and improve productivity.