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Korea’s Advances in Biometrics

Market & Technology

Alex H. Choi

Korea Biometric Association

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Outline of Presentation

Introduction

Trend of Conventional Technologies

Emerging Technologies

Market Requirements

Korean Market Trend

Future Expectations

Conclusion

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Introduction – Status Quo

Korean Biometrics Market (KBA 2003)

70% of citizens aware of “what the biometrics are”

84% are positive to bio-passport

From fingerprint scan to face, iris, hand vascular

technology

2002 domestic revenue: 23 Million US$

Market growth has been always below expectations

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Trend of Conventional Technologies

Fingerprint scannersPersonalized ApplicationsMouse, Notebooks, Mobile phone, USB sticks

Face Recognition Multi-modal approach to overcome accuracyMachine readable travel documents

Iris Non-security applicationsDiagnosis/Entertainment

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Trend of Conventional Technologies

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Emerging Technologies

Vascular Pattern Biometrics

Techsphere

Hand Vascular

Hitachi

Finger Vein

Fujitsu

Palm Vein

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Hand vascular pattern (Techsphere)

Raw Image

Extracted Vascular Pattern

(Example of the selected small area)

Noise removal

algorithm

Adaptive algorithm

Binary image

Emerging Technologies

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Revenue by Technologies

Finger64.7%

Hand Vascular2.9%

Iris 5.9%

Face8.8%

Speaker5.9%

Signature5.9%

Multi-modal5.9%

2002

Finger53%

Hand Vascular5%

Iris7%

Face21%

Speaker4%

Signature4%

Multi-modal7% 2003

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Market Requirements Accuracy – FAR, FRR

How accurate the FAR should be? – BA’s report 0.01% - 0.0001%

Robustness to forgery Prof. Matsumoto’s vulnerability research – artificial fingers and

irises Copy from residual features

Perceptive acceptance Convenience and posture – psychological refusal Intimidation Needs of minimal contact area and natural posture

Usability The percentile of unspecified population who can use a specific

biometric system Key to the wide applications for physical access control

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Characteristics of Asian Market

Lack of vertical marketVendors rely on their own applicationsBarrier to quick market growth

Face and Iris technologies in Asia

Biometrics middleware Quick growth expectedKey to the volume growth of biometrics industryEspecially for T&A applications, middleware is

very important along with standardization activities

ISO/IEC JTC1 SC37 Biometrics

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Korean Market Trend

Personalized applications Fingerprint technology is eagerly seeking applications in

logical access control, banking, e-commerce (internet user verification).

Large scale access control Hand vascular pattern system is well accepted by industry due

to its high usability IBS, Construction, Factory T&A, Police, Government

Biometrics middleware Quick growth expected Key to the volume growth of biometrics industry Especially for T&A applications, middleware is very

important along with standardization activities

ISO/IEC JTC1 SC37 Biometrics Government applications waiting for standards Interoperability and BioAPI

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Government sector’s plans

Immigration Control – Ministry of Justice, Immigration Bureau– Based on Multi-modal Biometrics (Fingerprint, Vascular pattern, Face)– I-PAS card; Foreign immigration and visitors service

Bio-passport– Ministry of foreign affairs and tradeMinistry of foreign affairs and trade– Storage of biometric data in passport/visaStorage of biometric data in passport/visa

Seafarer’s travel document– Ministry of maritime affairs and fisheriesMinistry of maritime affairs and fisheries

– 18,000 seafarers 18,000 seafarers

Correction institutions – Ministry of justiceMinistry of justice

– Access control for correction institutionsAccess control for correction institutions

– Parole controlParole control

40 million40 million

/year/year

PassportPassport

30 million30 million

18,00018,000

Seafarer’s Seafarer’s TDTD

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Private sector’s

Banking ATM, Internet banking, Rental safety box

Medical Patient ID, Patient record control, e-prescription

Logical Access Control PC login, Database access control, Enterprise network access

Physical Access Control Secure access, IDC, Dormitories

Time & Attendance Government, Construction companies, Factories

Search of lost children

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Card + Biometrics

Security, convenience, and portability

RF card + Biometrics

Smart card + BiometricsData protection (both biometrics data and others)Enables large scale deploymentStore-on-cardMatch-on-card Sensor-on-card

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Future Expectation in Revenue

2003- 2006 Forecast[Million US$]

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Korean Market Growth Rate Expectation

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Conclusion

Vendors started to sell solutions, not illusions

Users now understand what biometrics can do (5 yrs)

Market growth rate: Always under expectation

Is problem in Technology or Market?

Market growth rate: Expectable now

Applications diversified

Biometrics, Market driven or Technology driven?

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Contact

Thank you !!

alexchoi@tech-sphere.com