Use Case of Palm Vein Authentication
Takashi Shinzaki · Advances in computer vision and pattern recognition · 2019
Palm veinPalm vein authentication is a veinVein feature authentication technology that uses palm veins as the biometric feature. Palm vein patterns are normally captured using near-infrared light via either the reflection or the transmission methods. In the reflection method, near-infrared rays are emitted towards the palmPalm to be identified and the reflected light is captured for authentication. Because veins are beneath human skin, it is difficult for someone else to copy or steal them, so the palm vein is more secure compared to some other biometric features. Moreover, because palm vein patterns are diverse and complex, they give sufficient information to identify one individual among a large population. As a result, palm veinPalm vein authentication is secure and highly accurate. As a contactless type of biometric identification, it is suitable for use in applications that require a high level of hygiene or for use in public applications. Several banks in Japan have been using palm vein authentication for ATMATM security since July 2004. In addition, palm veins have been used in a variety of applications such as door security systems, loginLogin management systems for PCs, financial servicesFinancial services , payment services and patient identification systems in hospitals. This chapter introduces the technical outline of palm vein authentication and its use casesUse case .