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Universal Finger Identification System™ (UFIS)

Universal to all Windows® based Applications! No Programming necessary!

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1. Does the fingerID reader work with the food service portion of Food Service Point of Sale Software in relation to recording who has received a meal?

Universal finger id system identifies the person then inserts the id into the Food Service Point of Sale Software program as if you had entered if from a keyboard keypad or from a barcode reader. It is an accessory to the system. Food Service Point of Sale Software will do all the recording as it would with other forms of id entering. It can also be used in the nurse’s office, guidance office, visitor station, bus loading and unloading, etc. Of course with your non-Food Service Point of Sale Software applications as well…..school library, etc.

2. Is the software to provide the connectivity to the food service available and included?

All connectivity software is included, also all enrollment software. EBT provides a complete accessory to your Food Service Point of Sale Software system.

3. How are the fingerid’s initially programmed into the Food Service Point of Sale Software Database and how much room do these take to store?

After you have all the kids in Food Service Point of Sale Software as you want them, you run a quick export of names and numbers, then an import into the finger id system. Once that is complete, enrollment of each child can begin. You look up the child in the database, and then enroll their finger associated to their record. We suggest you do this process for both of the student’s index fingers. Total time to enroll would be less than 1 minute. For 1000 kids you need about 200 megs.

4. What is the average time it takes to recognize the fingerid?

This question is effected by many factors. If we break down identifying as measured from the time we have a good finger image to the time our system has the identity our system performs in less than one second on an average Pentium IV or better machine. Probably of more importance to you is; how long will 100 kids be able to move through a line? Once they understand the system and things, you can expect an average of 5 seconds average for 100 kids. Many sites say they are doing better then this, but we don't want your expectations to exceed the 5 seconds per child. Accuracy is dramatically improved with this system and should factor in to the speed issues….i.e. no ID badges to find in pockets, purses, or backpacks. No Pin number to remember or miss type, etc.

5. What happens if some scans twice, can we then have it locked for 1 recognized scan at each meal, for each student?

We have our finger id system set up with many options. One is that as someone places their finger they will be recognized and told to lift their finger. If they do not lift their finger the system just waits until they do. This prevents them from being identified twice or more times. Many sites have turned off this option once their kids understand the system. They say that kids may just not be paying attention and hold up the line not knowing they should have lifted their finger a few seconds ago. Food Service Point of Sale Software does not let one student have two lunches without a warning, so if the student is identified twice, Food Service Point of Sale Software’s program will stop and warn the operator as well. Sometimes the second lunch is allowed of course.

6. Do you actually store the students fingerprint?

We only need to store the measurements of the fingerprint. We measure following an algorithm based on the style and uniqueness of the print image. The next time someone places that same finger on the reader, our same algorithm can search our database and come up with this unique id.

7. Could someone create a fingerprint image from what we store?

The answer is no. The system protects from identity theft. There is no way to generate a fingerprint from what is stored. Students can opt out of the system if there is parental concern. They are in total control of their own identity since they control their finger.

8. How could someone use finger images against this system?

In our system you can not be looked up without the finger image device. So if you have someone else's image you would have to somehow get it into the software to identify the wrong kid. Since the only way to get an identity is to have the finger on the device, you have to have the person there too.

9. Can the image be used in other systems?

We cannot verify that or not, it depends on how those systems record their images. Keep in mind you can select not to store any images, and prevent any of that ability. Keep in mind you cannot regenerate the fingerprint image from the few measurements we store.

Our complete system is being reviewed by people in Information Assurance at Dakota State college in Madison South Dakota. The only thing they can come up with to foil the system so far is, if you intentionally enroll the wrong finger to the wrong identity, this wrong finger will always Id the wrong person. Simply said, that means when you are doing your enrollment, you must verify the student identity to be accurate. This is the administrator(s) of the enrollment portion of our software (also recognized by their finger id) responsibility to make sure they are enrolling the correct person.