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Panasonic launches device-locked QR codes to speed facial biometric capture
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Japanese industrial giant Panasonic has created a new form of QR code it says will only work on designated devices and environments.
Key facts
- Japanese industrial giant Panasonic has created a new form of QR code it says will only work on designated devices and environments
- Panasonic thought of that and says the QR codes it issues will only work with “identifiable users and devices
- Using QR codes alongside biometrics is not entirely novel because the technology creates a unique identifier by measuring the distance between facial features
- Denso, the Japanese company which invented QR codes, can render a facial profile into that space and offers an identity system based on that ability
Summary
The company revealed the tech yesterday in an announcement of a tweak to its “Site Management Service” access control system that allows and tracks entries to, and exits from, buildings. Panasonic last year added a cloudy facial recognition service to the product but now feels capturing face scans has become a tiresome bottleneck as workers queue to be photographed, and admins must assess the quality of scans to ensure they’re usable – then possibly capture additional images. The company’s answer is to issue QR codes that contain registration information and which workers present when they enter a building that uses facial recognition access control. Datacenter batteries are selling years in advance, because AI, says Panasonic.