FB pixel

Sony patent proposes biometric technology to identify users beyond fingerprints

 

Sony Computer Entertainment, the PlayStation division of the Japanese tech giant Sony, is working on new user identification and tracking technology to store biometric data in its yet to be released Playstation 4 console.

Gamer publication PlaystationLifeStyle.net recently discovered the patent filed back in May.

The technology being proposed addresses issues such as determining whether the person logged in to an account is actually the real account holder, piracy issues, as well as pushing targeted advertising.

Images in the patent application indicate that instead of just using the typical fingerprinting technology that won’t be able to determine the user after logging in, by using a set of appropriate biometric sensors such as fingerprint sensors, hand sensors, facial recognition system, iris and retinal scanners, voice patterns, and DNA analyzers, it would be able to determine the user even after logging into the account.

Online gadget publication, tapscape, concludes, “At this point, it appears to be more of a concept paper and possibly something that is still in the early stages of development.”

Article Topics

 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 

Latest Biometrics News

 

Biometrics providers and systems evolve or get left behind

Biometrics are allowing people to prove who they are, speeding journeys through airports, and enabling anonymous online proof of age,…

 

Findynet funding development of six digital wallet solutions

Finnish public-private cooperative Findynet has announced it will award 60,000 euros (US$69,200) to six digital wallet vendors to help translate…

 

Patchwork of age check, online safety legislation grows across US

As the U.S. waits for the Supreme Court’s opinion on the Texas case of Paxton v. Free Speech Coalition, which…

 

AVPA laud findings from age assurance tech trial

The Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA), and several of its members, have welcomed the publication of preliminary findings from the…

 

Sri Lanka to launch govt API policies and guidelines

Sri Lanka’s government, in the wake of its digital economy drive, is gearing up to release application programming interface (API)…

 

Netherlands’ asylum seeker ID cards from Idemia use vertical ICAO format

The Netherlands will introduce new identity documents for asylum seekers Idemia Smart Identity, compliant with the ICAO specification for vertical…

Comments

One Reply to “Sony patent proposes biometric technology to identify users beyond fingerprints”

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Biometric Market Analysis

Most Viewed This Week

Featured Company

Biometrics Insight, Opinion

Digital ID In-Depth

Biometrics White Papers

Biometrics Events