BIO-key issued U.S. patent for improving small fingerprint sensors
BIO-key has been granted US Patent #9,646,146 for the “Utilization of Biometric Data”, enabling BIO-key and its licensees to use…
Biometric R&D
Biometric R&D refers to significant research and development in the biometrics sphere, from academia to applications. This includes market research, product development, awards recognition as well as new inventions and innovations.
Startup Xjera Labs develops advanced facial recognition system
Singapore-based startup Xjera Labs has developed a face recognition system that uses artificial intelligence to detect and identify a person…
Kantara issued $2.4M in grants to develop digital ID and privacy solutions using smartphones
Kantara Initiative has received multiple research grants of up to $2.4 million, which it will use to develop three innovative…
EyeLock issued patent for single camera system to acquire iris and face biometrics
EyeLock has been issued U.S. Patent No. 9,646,217 relating to a single camera system designed to acquire iris and face…
University of Surrey testing blockchain for wearable biometric data storage and analysis
The University of Surrey has won funding for three blockchain initiatives focused on healthcare, voting and digital archives that will…
Microsoft files patent application for digital pen-based authentication technology
Microsoft has filed a patent application relating to a ‘system and method for authentication with a computer stylus.’ In other…
Eyelock patents technology for predicting timing for quality iris images
EyeLock has been issued a U.S. patent relating to technology that uses conditions of the iris to predict a time…
Researchers develop quantum biometrics technique to identify people
Researchers at National Technical University of Athens in Greece have developed a way to exploit quantum mechanics to securely identify…
Novetta VP appointed to ISO editor position
Novetta vice president of special projects, Michael Thieme, has been appointed editor of ISO/IEC 30107-4, a performance testing standard related…
Nok Nok Labs developing capabilities that go beyond basic FIDO standards
Nok Nok Labs discussed in a recent blog post how its product and engineering teams are leading FIDO standards development,…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection