Fingerprint locking

[funken]

Anyone working on a fingerprint lock screen? Is is possible with the given screen?

 

[Backnblack]

Anyone working on a fingerprint lock screen?

You mean a non-functional one right?

 

[funken]

Anyone working on a fingerprint lock screen?

You mean a non-functional one right?

So not possible?

 

[Backnblack]

If you asking if a real finger print reading lock screen can be made...
I believe that would be a no.. Nothing I've read says the touch screen can image anything.

 

[funken]

If you asking if a real finger print reading lock screen can be made...
I believe that would be a no.. Nothing I've read says the touch screen can image anything.

Kinda figured that.

However this looks interesting www.biowallet.net. Apparently they are working on an iris scanner and signature recognition.

 

[spm]

how about hold the camera up to you eye for a iris scan, like a bar code scan?

 

[Rudy]

how about hold the camera up to you eye for a iris scan, like a bar code scan?

Every time you unlock the phone? Why not a rectal thermometer?

 

[titans]

Well for the fingerprint scan, no, because fingerprints are made by oil on your finger, and don't have near the amount of heat needed to be recognized by a touch screen.

Eye scan: I think a camera and the equipment used for that are very different. It would be great if we could have one of these, but that means that our phones would be costing in the thousands.

 

[Martin030908]

how about hold the camera up to you eye for a iris scan, like a bar code scan?

Every time you unlock the phone? Why not a rectal thermometer?

pure silly-ness.... but I like it :icon_ banana:

 

[Gunghoray]

They'd call that an "AssMera", not a Camera.

How in the world would I grade it !?

 

[Backnblack]

how about hold the camera up to you eye for a iris scan, like a bar code scan?

Every time you unlock the phone? Why not a rectal thermometer?

pure silly-ness.... but I like it :icon_ banana:

Care to be a beta tester? :icon_ devil:

 

[Corinacakes]

omfg backnblack lmfao!

 

[DJTURNz]

Every time you unlock the phone? Why not a rectal thermometer?

Does anyone know the difference between a rectal thermometer and an oral thermometer?



















The taste.

 

[zudien]

Well for the fingerprint scan, no, because fingerprints are made by oil on your finger, and don't have near the amount of heat needed to be recognized by a touch screen.

Eye scan: I think a camera and the equipment used for that are very different. It would be great if we could have one of these, but that means that our phones would be costing in the thousands.

Ok not meaning to be a jerk. But I can't let this slide.

Finger print readers use an optical sensor to define the ridges and valleys of your fingertip. Even using the ole' ink and paper you are taking a relief map. The only thing a fingerprint and oil have to do with each other is stuff that is left after you touch something. If fingerprint scanners worked on oil residue they would effectively useless. Because is person a put his finger on the fingerprint scanner and then doesn't clean it off all person b can be verified the same way because of the residue left.

Ok and heres the one that really grinds my gears.

The droids screen is NOT heat sensative. I hear that so many times. Heck even the verizon salesman told me it was heat sensative.

I repeat the droid's screen is NOT heat sensative.

It is a capacitive screen (projected capacitive). This is means the screen recieves input from electrostatic changes (i.e. your fingers, nose, toes, special styluses). There are styluses (Pogo Sketch) that will work on the droids (and other non resistive screens).

And to the OP.

The sensing resolution on the droid isn't fine enough to pick up a fingerprint. And even if it was it wouldn't work anyways because it doesn't pick up physical input.

 

[MNTNBKR]

Well for the fingerprint scan, no, because fingerprints are made by oil on your finger, and don't have near the amount of heat needed to be recognized by a touch screen.

Eye scan: I think a camera and the equipment used for that are very different. It would be great if we could have one of these, but that means that our phones would be costing in the thousands.

Ok not meaning to be a jerk. But I can't let this slide.

Finger print readers use an optical sensor to define the ridges and valleys of your fingertip. Even using the ole' ink and paper you are taking a relief map. The only thing a fingerprint and oil have to do with each other is stuff that is left after you touch something. If fingerprint scanners worked on oil residue they would effectively useless. Because is person a put his finger on the fingerprint scanner and then doesn't clean it off all person b can be verified the same way because of the residue left.

Ok and heres the one that really grinds my gears.

The droids screen is NOT heat sensative. I hear that so many times. Heck even the verizon salesman told me it was heat sensative.

I repeat the droid's screen is NOT heat sensative.

It is a capacitive screen (projected capacitive). This is means the screen recieves input from electrostatic changes (i.e. your fingers, nose, toes, special styluses). There are styluses (Pogo Sketch) that will work on the droids (and other non resistive screens).

And to the OP.

The sensing resolution on the droid isn't fine enough to pick up a fingerprint. And even if it was it wouldn't work anyways because it doesn't pick up physical input.

I was all with you and completely in agreement until the very last sentence. I'm not sure what you mean by "doesn't pick up physical input". By definition, touching the screen is physical input.

My post (before I read yours) was going to say that it would probably be possible for the screen to read a fingerprint if the resolution on the capacitive detection was much, much higher.

An analog that may be possible with the current hardware would be to create a multi-touch lock app that requires the user to touch with multiple fingers simultaneously in the same pattern each time. Ideally, you wouldn't have to touch in the same PLACE each time, just maintain the pattern (relative spacing of your fingers) regardless of the orientation. (if that makes sense to anyone).

This would be a pretty secure locking method, however it might be a bit tedious to use.

edit: oh, and I think the poster who referenced fingerprint oils was referring to CSI type stuff where they're pulling prints from coke cans...doesn't really apply here though.