Fingerprint identification system is widely used in the civilian market

As the earliest and most mature technology of fingerprint recognition technology for biometric identification technology, it has been used in the domestic market for more than 20 years to promote and use it, and eventually discovered a huge business opportunity in the civilian market. It is believed that with the development of fingerprint identification technology, the cost of application will be mature. Lower and lower, fingerprint identification technology will be more and more widely applied to our daily lives.

Fingerprint identification technology is the use of fingerprint uniqueness and stability characteristics, set sensor technology, biotechnology, digital image processing, pattern matching, electronic technology in one of the high-tech.

With the rapid development of science and technology and electronic information industry, countries around the world are striving to conduct research in the area of ​​fingerprint recognition. China has also started the study of this technology in the 1990s. After many practical applications in various industries, various technologies of fingerprint identification Indicators have become increasingly stable, and through a long period of cultivation, the business opportunities for the fingerprint identification application market, especially in the civilian market, have gradually emerged. In addition, with the continuous development and maturation of computer image processing and pattern recognition theory and large-scale integrated circuit technology, the size of the automatic fingerprint identification system has been continuously reduced, and its price has been continuously reduced, which also prompts it to enter the civilian field.

Fingerprint recognition applications in daily life include: fingerprint lock, fingerprint attendance, fingerprint access control, fingerprint safe deposit box, laptop fingerprint access module, mobile phone fingerprint boot verification module, fingerprint online banking... I believe that with the mature technology, application costs Lower and lower, fingerprint identification technology will be more and more widely applied to our daily lives.

The development of the civilian market In the 1990s, fingerprint identification technology began to rise in the country. At that time, the application was limited to the criminal investigation field. It could increase the detection rate of public security agencies and save a lot of costs. However, fingerprint identification technology belongs to the use of "unknown subject" in criminal investigation. "Comparing" needs to be handled by a mainframe, and the cost of time and price is relatively large. Therefore, fingerprint identification is often used as an aid to criminal investigation. It is not widely used and has a very limited market share.

Through the continuous promotion and application of fingerprint recognition technology in the market, fingerprint recognition companies find that the real market for fingerprint identification technology should be the civilian market. Because the civilian fingerprint identification technology is "knowledgeable subject", "comparison" is faster and accurate. It is accompanied by more and more electronic devices, such as PCs, ATMs, and access control systems, which are entering our daily lives. From a trend point of view, the civilian fingerprinting technology will eventually replace the IDs and passwords that are defective in security and convenience to prevent unauthorized access. Because the fingerprint identification technology is more popular than the criminal investigation application, and the market capacity is larger, it has the basis for large-scale promotion. In western countries, fingerprint identification technology has entered the stage of large-scale civilian use. In 1990, Los Angeles used the world’s first relief fingerprint recognition system; the world’s first virtual bank, SFNB (Safety First Online Banking), also implemented a security-based security project based on fingerprint recognition technology. The security of the transaction.

Due to its mature technology and reduced cost, fingerprint recognition began to move toward civilian use. The domestic biometric identification will form a market of more than ten billion yuan in the future. Among them, the security industry is one of the most important application fields, and the market space is very large. At present, Luohu Port has used fingerprints for customs clearance, and Germany has applied fingerprint identification payments to certain supermarkets. It is expected that fingerprint access control, fingerprint readers, fingerprint smart locks, fingerprint access control attendance machines and related fingerprint identification systems will quickly Popularize every security protection project and intelligent building. At present, the number of installations in the domestic year is approximately 500,000 or more, of which the fingerprint identification is only about 1% of the applications for access control, and the proportion of general foreign countries should be about 20% or more. In other words, in the domestic security industry, the market gap for biometric products is around 95,000 units. Another obvious situation is that there are only a few companies that specialize in fingerprint readers and fingerprint access control. The market has two distinct characteristics: the market is large and there is little competition.

Mature technology: the identification of fingerprint recognition algorithms In the past decade, the field of fingerprint recognition for civilian use has developed rapidly with the advancement of related core technologies and processes, and today it has formed a foundation for application of scale and practicality, and the market demand has also been increasing. The "dark stream" commonly used by people in the industry has finally revealed the clues of "torrent". More and more civilian fingerprint products have begun to enter the field of vision. In addition to some well-known foreign brands, many domestic manufacturers have also introduced their own fingerprint identification products.

The progress of fingerprint identification products is based on the development of the three cornerstones of fingerprint recognition algorithms, arithmetic processing devices and fingerprint sensor elements.

The core algorithm of fingerprint recognition algorithm includes: fingerprint matching algorithm, fuzzy fingerprint image processing algorithm, fingerprint feature classification, positioning, extraction algorithm and fingerprint splicing algorithm. The algorithm determines the basic performance of fingerprint identification products: safety and ease of use, and the advantages and disadvantages of the algorithm are also directly related to the speed of fingerprint comparison and recognition. The three most successful foreign P-AFIS are from France Sagem, USA NIST and Japan NEC. According to incomplete statistics, companies claiming to be able to provide commercially mature fingerprinting algorithms have reached 102 globally, and fingerprint recognition algorithms have matured around the world.

Taking the Bionano fingerprint algorithm as an example, the Bionano biometric algorithm is based on the TI high-speed processor of the United States. It combines advanced technologies such as fingerprints, facials, and irises, and is fully integrated with the traditional wireless RF card reader technology to take advantage of the advanced X86 hardware architecture. And embedded platforms to provide users with biometric technology solutions.

The internal driving force of fingerprint recognition technology, in addition to the maturity of the fingerprint core algorithm, also requires the maturity of fingerprint application core technology. The fingerprint core algorithm solves the basic principle problem, and the core technology of fingerprint application must solve the universally applicable problem, and it is also an easy-to-use issue that cannot be overridden by productization.

The civil market scale application analysis of the fingerprint market has already existed in the civilian market. Is there any opportunity for scale application? This depends on whether the fingerprint product's consumer awareness, product stability, and price are being addressed. In other words, whether the fingerprint recognition technology can be applied in a large scale in the civilian field requires three conditions: sufficient audience awareness, stable product quality and good service and guarantee, and the profit of the product is large enough.

The consumer awareness of fingerprint products, mainly refers to people's understanding of the application of fingerprint recognition technology. People here include manufacturers, distribution agents, engineering companies, and direct users. An interesting example is that access control requires the use of fingerprints. More than 80% of them are direct user requests. Most intermediaries, such as access control manufacturers, distribution agencies and engineering firms, do not actively recommend products. This is fingerprint recognition. The biggest problem that cannot be applied on a scale is the manifestation of low consumer awareness.

The stability of the product requires fingerprint manufacturers to have a deeper understanding of the security industry. The fingerprint products developed must be in compliance with the usage specifications and satisfy most requirements and services.

Product prices are very important, especially at the product development stage. Some users will say that even if the product is stable, the price is not suitable as no! Analyze the results, take the middle-range route, foster strengths and avoid weaknesses, and bring into play the absolute competitive advantages of the products in the market. This is the basis for the invincible position of the civilian market.

Practical case: Taking the fingerprint attendance system as an example With the progress of science and technology, fingerprint identification technology has begun to enter our daily life. At present, many companies and research institutes in the world have made some breakthroughs in the research of fingerprint recognition technology. Sexual technology, thus introducing many new products, these products have already begun to use in many fields.

At present, fingerprint identification is mainly used in attendance, access control, safes and other areas. Looking at all biometric time and attendance systems, the most cost-effective one is the fingerprint attendance system. It is widely used, mature, and easy to use. It has been applied in many industries.

With the popularity of the Internet, fingerprint identification systems have overcome the limitations of the local area network environment, with the help of INTERNET to achieve multi-regional, multi-country verification and comparison.

The fingerprint identification product market, especially the civilian product market, has entered a period of rapid growth after nearly 10 years of cultivation and development. Fingerprint products continue to expand the field of application, application is increasingly popular, product performance and stability and progress. China's fingerprint identification products and product life cycle theory have entered the mature period of product development. Its development stage and speed are far higher than other biometric technologies (such as iris recognition, face recognition, palm recognition, etc.) and product markets.

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