Report Highlights
Biometrics is already playing a major role in fields such as medicine, science, robotics, engineering, manufacturing and many other areas. Biometric technologies are becoming the foundation for an extensive array of highly secure identification and personal verification solutions. This report provides information on the major application areas, technologies and equipment used for biometrics along with examination of market dynamics.
Report Includes:
- An overview of the global market for biometrics and discussion of advantages in everyday life
- Evaluation of biometrics application in customer onboarding, access control, border control and policing
- Discussion on role of growing automation and Internet of Things (IoT) in improving quality of life
- Information on suppliers involved in biometric equipment and various organizations involved in the research and development of these equipment
Summary
Recently the author ran into an old friend on a street in San Francisco and asked him about the progress of his U.S. citizenship application. The friend casually mentioned that his biometrics were due in three days. By biometrics, he was referring to the routine fingerprinting test performed by U.S. authorities, before citizenship is granted. The author’s takeaway from this encounter is that biometrics has become so common, it is easily referred to and understood.
Biometrics is an automated method of recognizing a person based on a physiological feature such as one’s face, fingerprints, hand geometry, iris, retina, vein or voice, or a behavioral characteristic, such as handwriting. Biometric technologies are becoming the foundation for an extensive array of highly secure identification and personal verification solutions. As the number and level of security breaches and transaction fraud increase, the need for highly secure identification and personal verification technologies is becoming more apparent every day. Biometrics is a rapidly evolving technology that is being widely used in forensics such as in criminal identification and prison security, and that has the potential to be used in a wide range of civilian application areas as well.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Geographic Breakdown
Analyst's Credentials
Related BCC Research Reports
Chapter 2 Summary and Highlights
Chapter 3 Technology Background
Overview
Presently Used Biometric Technologies
Upcoming Biometric Technologies
Fingerprint Scanning/Recognition
Automated Fingerprint Imaging Systems
Facial Recognition Biometric Technology
Iris Scanning Biometric Technology
Vein Pattern Recognition Biometric Technology
Voice Recognition Biometric Technology
Hand Geometry Scanning
Biometric Signatures
Upcoming Biometric Technologies
Affective Computing
Gait Recognition Biometric Technology
Palm-Print Recognition Biometric Technology
Skin Spectroscopy Biometric Technology
DNA Recognition Biometric Technology
Olfactory Recognition (Odor Analysis) Biometric Technology
Speaker Verification Biometric Technology
Ear Shape Biometric Technology
Facial Thermography Biometric Technology
Body Salinity Biometric Technology
Finger Geometry Biometric Technology
Grip Recognition Biometric Technology
Nail Bed Biometric Technology
Lip Biometric Technology
Sweat Pore Analysis Biometric Technology
Skin Luminance Biometric Technology
Electroencephalograph (EEG) Biometric Technology
Fingernail Pattern Biometric Technology
Skull Resonance Biometric Technology
Chapter 4 Applications by Technology in Everyday Life
Market for Biometric Technologies in Everyday Life
Market for Applications of Biometric Technologies in Everyday Life
Regional Market for Applications of Biometric Technologies in Everyday life
Market for Fingerprint Recognition Technology in Everyday Life
Market for AFIS/Live-Scan Biometric Technology in Everyday Life
Market for Face Recognition Technology in Everyday Life
Market for Iris Recognition Technology in Everyday Life
Market for Vein Recognition Technology in Everyday Life
Market for Voice/Speech Recognition Technology in Everyday Life
Market for Signature Analysis Technology in Everyday Life
Market for Hand Geometry Technology in Everyday Life
Market for Upcoming Biometric Technologies in Everyday Life
Chapter 5 Markets for Types of Biometric Applications
Overview of Types of Biometric Applications in Everyday Life
Market for Biometrics by Type of Application
Biometrics in Identification Applications
Market for Biometrics in Identification Applications in Everyday Life
Biometrics in Civil Identification Applications in Everyday Life
Market for Biometrics in Civil Identification Applications in Everyday Life
Biometrics in Criminal Identification Applications
Market for Biometrics in Criminal Identification Applications in Everyday Life
Biometrics in Consumer Identification Applications in Everyday Life
Market for Biometrics in Consumer Identification Applications
Biometrics in Access Control Applications in Everyday Life
Market for Biometrics in Access Control Applications
Biometrics in Logical Access Control Applications in Everyday Life
Market for Biometrics in Logical Access Control Applications
Biometrics in Physical Access Control Applications in Everyday Life
Market for Biometrics in Physical Access Control Applications in Everyday Life
Biometrics in Transactional Access Control Applications in Everyday Life
Market for Biometrics in Transactional Access Control Applications in Everyday Life
Biometrics in Surveillance Applications in Everyday Life
Market for Biometrics in Surveillance Applications
Biometrics in Law Enforcement Applications in Everyday Life
Global Market for Biometrics in Law Enforcement Applications in Everyday Life
Biometrics in Commercial Applications in Everyday Life
Market for Biometrics in Commercial Applications in Everyday Life
Chapter 6 Biometric Applications by Type of Equipment
Biometrics Market by Type of Equipment Used
Mobile Biometrics in Everyday Life
Market for Mobile Biometric Applications in Everyday Life
Other Modes of Biometric Applications
Fingerprint Readers/Scanners
Facial Recognition Devices
Vein Pattern Recognition Devices
Voice Recognition Systems
Hand Scanning Devices
Dynamic Signature Verification/Scan Devices
Market for Biometrics by Other Modes of Application in Everyday Life
Chapter 7 Major Manufacturers of Biometric Equipment