Identity documents (IDs), such as passports and drivers' licenses are relied upon to deter fraud and stop terrorism. A multitude of document types and increased expertise in forgery make human inspection of such documents inconsistent and error prone. New generation reader/authenticator technology can assist in the ID screening process. Such devices can read the information on the ID, authenticate it, and provide an overall security risk analysis. This talk will discuss how image processing and pattern recognition technology were used in the implementation of one such commercial device, the AssureTec i-Dentify reader. The reader is based on a high resolution color CCD camera which automatically captures a presented ID under a variety of light sources (Visible, UV, IR, and others) in a few seconds. Automated processing of IDs involves a number of interesting technical challenges which will be discussed: sensing the presence of a document in the reader viewing area; cropping the document and extracting its size; identifying the document type by rapid comparison to a known document library; locating, extracting, and image processing of data fields of various types (text, photo, symbols, barcodes); processing text fields with appropriate OCR engines; cross-checking data from different parts of a document for consistence; checking for the presence of security features (e.g., UV patterns); and providing an overall risk assessment that the document is falsified. A live demonstration of the AssureTec i-Dentify reader will be given.

Automated Authentication of Current Identity Documents

Much has been said about the difficulties in screening persons for possible identity fraud

or security concerns based upon use of current driverâ„¢s licenses or passports.the layout for

these documents lack of standardization of security features are often attributed for this.

The machine screening of the identity documents in circulation is discused in this article.

A key objective in improving public security is the interdiction of individuals using

counterfeit or stolen IDâ„¢s to cross borders, use public transportation, open bank accounts,

or enter facilities. reader/authenticator/validator (RAV) technology can assist in the ID

screening process in the new generation. A thorough ID inspection is possible with this .

Unfortunately, The technology to create reasonable forgeries of current identity documents

is both affordable and available.The American states and Canadian provinces have largely

converted over to more secure ID. ghost photos, check digits, security laminates, holograms,

micro-printing, or patterns visible only in ultraviolet (UV), near-infrared (IR), or retro-

reflective light and biometric features, magnetic stripes and barcodes etc have been

incorporated in the most modern ID's.

security personnel or gate agents can memorize the detailed features found on the thousands

of types of IDâ„¢s presented for verification. A new generation of reader devices is available

now, capable of fast full page color reading of passports and other identity documents. They

feature automatic document sensing of up to passport sized documents (including driverâ„¢s

licenses), imaging in visible, IR, UV, and other lighting conditions, are trainable, and

capable of scanning, reading, and authenticating in a few seconds.

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