Skull Sound, a new technology in biometrics market
Germany: Biometric market is witnessing new
technology innovation; researchers are working on new biometric techniques to
robust the security and authentication process. On the account of the growing
innovation and increasing need of secure access the biometric market across the
world projected to grow at 14% CAGR during 2020 according to the market
research and consulting firm TechSci
Research. The company recently published a report, “Global Biometrics Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2020”,
which discusses that the driving forces for this highly competitive market will
be increasing security needs, government projects and constant development in
technology. In 2014, government projects accounted for about 13% share in
global biometric authentication systems market. In addition, biometric systems
are gaining attraction in the residential sector as a result of which the market
for these systems are estimated to grow significantly. Due to high initial
investment and fulltime R&D costs, which are two major entry barriers
restricting entry of new players into the biometrics market, well established
players face negligible threat from new entrants. However, competition among
existing players is intensifying, with each trying to gain a greater share.
Proven credibility of biometric products and competitive pricing have
diminished the threat of substitutes, and with small as well as established
players offering biometric products in the market, competitive rivalry is set
to intensify further.
Recently,
a team of researchers from the University of Stuttgart, University of Saarland
and the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Germany has developed an
innovative biometric type which uses bone conduction (which is the conduction of
sound to the inner ear through the bones of the skull) as a password. The
technique is used in combination with smart glasses or augmented reality
devices. The team called the newly developed biometric types -SkullConduct.
The
team of researchers used Google glasses and created distinctive skull
vibrations.
As
per the researchers, as the human head is created of different parts such as
bones, tissues, fluids, etc. their respective placement in the human head
differs and the modification of the sound differs between the humans as well.
Taking this as the base for developing the new biometric types, the researchers
tested it on 10 participants and found 97% correct results.
However,
this product is in the development stage and would undergo more advancement and
modification by the researchers. Hence, it is not commercialized to the market
yet.