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Southampton (pte014/28.02.2003/12:06) - Researchers at the University of Southampton, England, http://www.soton.ac.uk have developed an identification system that enables a mobile phone to recognize its owner by the way he types a number on the keypad.
Neil White and his team at the Department of Electronics and Computer Science http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk have developed a special sensor that can be integrated into objects of all sizes, including smartcards and mobile phones.
When the user touches a key, a specific pattern of movement is identified. This is then programmed into the sensor as a means of identifying the user. The next time the user hits the key, the sensor compares the motion pattern with the stored values. Use of the phone is only possible when the taping pattern corresponds with the programmed data.
According to the British scientists, this motion pattern is unique to each person. "The concept of identifying a person by the way he types is not completely new, however" said White. The team was inspired by the age of telegraphy, when co-workers at telegraph offices were able to recognize each other by the way they tapped the keys of the machine.
The researchers are now looking for an application for their sensor in security systems.
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