March 23, 2005—A secure access control system newly introduced by TransCore combines radio frequency identification (RFID) and biometrics to positively identify both vehicles and drivers as they attempt to enter a high security facility, says the company.
The system is completely wireless, explains TransCore, and includes a keychain-attachable fingerprint biometric device that operates from within the vehicle.
The heart of the system is TransCore’s SmartWatch SecurePass software, an application capable of using data gathered from vehicle-mounted RFID transponders, and biometric devices, proximity cards, badges, and other forms of identification.
In automated “assist” mode, SecurePass can identify pre-screened and registered vehicles and users and grant facility access without input from a guard, although guards may monitor all activity from a computer screen and incorporate override gates, alarms, and lane controls if necessary.
For situations requiring higher security, “control” mode provides a Windows-based user interface to help guards perform access inspections. TransCore’s system can be customized with a number of alarms and contingency actions to handled invalid RFID tags, failed biometric authentications, illegal entries loitering in the lane gate crashes, and other risk scenarios.
For more information, visit the company Web site.
