SAN ANTONIO, July 12, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- FaceKey Corporation (Pink Sheets:FEKY), a biometrics technology provider specializing in security and access control, announced today that the Company has been granted a new patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The patent, titled "Fingerprint verification system utilizing a facial image-based heuristic search method," utilizes the best features of face recognition technology and fingerprint recognition technology to greatly increase the accuracy of biometric security solutions. The patent enables FaceKey to provide access control and time and attendance systems for large groups of people using a biometric-based system without the use of additional identifiers.
Yevgeny Levitov, PhD, President of FaceKey Corporation, commented, "The combination of face and fingerprint recognition allows for the most effective use of biometrics and provides the most accurate method of positive identification available today. With the issuance of this patent, FaceKey has the ability to target companies that need to provide positive identification for a large number of employees in order to offer secure access control and time and attendance tracking. This patent adds to our existing IP portfolio and will aid the Company in becoming one of the premier providers of biometric products."
By combining face and fingerprint recognition technology, FaceKey plans to provide large companies with Access Control and Time and Attendance systems that are based solely on biometric technologies. Currently, most biometric access control systems are used in conjunction with traditional methods of identification such as keypads, proximity or slide cards and smart cards. The combination of face and fingerprint recognition technologies to identify individuals eliminates the need for these additional identifiers due to the accuracy achieved when combining these biometric technologies.
FaceKey Corp. is a biometrics technology provider whose mission is to provide supreme security measures for their customers by utilizing proprietary biometric technologies that identify and allow access to authorized personnel. FaceKey's technology combines face and fingerprint recognition providing the highest level of security available, reducing fraud and providing better accountability. By combining these identification technologies, FaceKey's products are used for a wide variety of applications ranging from securing corporation's confidential areas and PC access to effectively monitoring time and attendance of employees.
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