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Paul Crowley ([personal profile] ciphergoth) wrote2001-09-26 12:55 am

Iris codes from three feet

OKI TESTS IRIS IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
January 14, 1998
Using a standard video camera, Oki's iris identification system automatically obtains a photographic image of a human iris at a distance of up to three feet.
http://www.oki.co.jp/OKI/Home/English/New/OKI-News/1998/z9772e.html

I got this from the informative home page of the inventor:
Webpage for JOHN DAUGMAN, Ph.D., O.B.E.
Disadvantages of the Iris for Identification

* Illumination should not be visible or bright

* Some negative (Orwellian) connotations
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~jgd1000/

[identity profile] trishpiglet.livejournal.com 2001-09-25 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Great. I'm not the only person awake!