March 11, 2014
Personal authentication, explosives detection and suspect tracking technology for enhanced security service in large-scale important facilities
Hitachi, Ltd. today announced the development of three new technologies: "finger vein authentication technology for touch panels," "dangerous substance detection technology for simultaneous inspection of multiple locations" and "suspect tracking technology based on clothing, hand luggage and route taken," to enhance security without detracting from convenience in large-scale important facilities where crowds gather, such as event halls and airports. The integrated IT management of these technologies opens the way to a new security service for large-scale important facilities such as tracking the movement of a person who has handled dangerous substances and determining the suspect's current location.
By integrating the three new security technologies developed through IT, it becomes possible to know from which person's luggage dangerous substance was detected, which route the person took in moving around a facility, and where the person is currently. For individuals or items which have cleared security through inspection results such as finger vein personal authentication or hand luggage inspection, it will be possible to provide greater convenience high-level security based on the safety assessment such as a walk-through checks based on facial recognition.
New security services for large-scale facilities will become possible by analyzing the safety of individuals or objects in a facility from multiple perspectives and visualizing results. Hitachi plans to conduct multiple pilot tests at several large-scale facilities as it aims to expand business in security services.
