Tuesday, October 12, 2010Ear ... The latest means of identification of persons at airports
Seems that the era of fingerprints or eye color or security procedures to be followed in some sensitive areas may end soon, after uncovering a modern British research revealed that the shape of the ear may provide a new way to identify people in the airports.
Ashraf Obocalalp from Cairo: it is anticipated that the security officials at airports will soon examine the form of ears of travelers to determine whether they were permitted to enter the country or not, as the British Telegraph newspaper reported. Researchers have discovered that my ear every person enjoys a special, and created for that system has the ability to be examined. To be compared to the tests after a private database that forms the ear of the identifications of these people.
The researchers hope, according to the newspaper, that the system is used to capture images of the authorized persons, during their transit in the region assigned to review the passports. For his part, said Professor Mark Nixon, who led the research team in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton "There is a tremendous amount of structures in the ear that you can use to obtain measurements on a set of special individuals."
The Nixon that "as the use of technology of biometrics to identify the identity does not meet the need because of what happens from problems when they move people in age. And there are problems as well as reduce the degree of effectiveness and efficiency of the technology for identifying the face. While the ear become aging slowly, and grow growth commensurate with the elongation of the ear lobe a little bit. but other than that, be a full-fledged ear since birth. "
The paper then went on to indicate that the screening technique ears use technology known as "radiology variable", which sheds light on the structures of each tube in the ear, and is measured. Professor Nixon is believed that this technique can be used while crossing the passenger security gates, placing cameras, for example, one of the two sides, to take pictures of their ears. The Nixon, accompanied by his staff of researchers tested 252 files to different ears, and found that the technical system capable of matching each ear separately exist in a database, a degree of accuracy rate of 99%.
The newspaper quoted her at the end of a spokesman for the British Ministry of the Interior as saying that they are familiar with technology identification by ear, but they do not think to use them with British passports. "We welcome the new technology and innovative, but we do not think about the use of the practice at the present time."
