Union Biometrics, a biometric solution specialist, announced on the 19th that it has acquired a domestic patent for an 'entry control system for companion animals and its entry control method.'
This patent relates to a pet recognition and entry management system that utilizes the pet's unique biometric information, 'nose print (wrinkles on the nose)'. It enables integrated automated management from pet registration to authentication and access control. The system consists of a terminal, a registration card issuing machine, and a central server. The pet's nose print information and guardian information are registered together, and based on this, the authentication procedure is performed upon entry through the registration code assigned to the registration card.
Union Biometrics plans to strengthen its business of pet registration solutions based on the technology. In particular, it plans to expand public projects linked to government projects such as animal registration systems and abandoned animal prevention policies by combining with electronic tag (RFID) functions. It also plans to supply customized solutions to hospitals, hotels, kindergartens, pet cafes, and pet playgrounds where pets are allowed to enter.
Union Biometrics has commercialized the first domestic contact-based registration service utilizing a pet-friendly fingerprint. It plans to lead the domestic fingerprint recognition market by utilizing the non-contact fingerprint recognition technology it has already secured.
A company official said, “This patent is a key foundation that supports the business expandability of the world’s first commercialized contact-type fingerprint recognition technology,” and “By presenting a new standard for pet registration and authentication, we will continue to lead the next-generation authentication technology based on biometric recognition in the domestic and international pet tech markets.”
Meanwhile, the government is pushing forward with a plan to make registration mandatory for all companion dogs and introduce a biometric-based registration method as an official registration method in addition to the existing microchip method. In the future, it is expected that the introduction of the fingerprint registration and recognition system will expand to insurance companies, pet kindergartens, and public institutions.
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