Check fingerprints and blood alcohol at the same time?
Lumidigm Inc. delivered a report to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department in New Mexico on whether the company’s multispectral fingerprint technology could also be used to check for alcohol in an individual’s blood as well as do a biometric check.
Lumidigm’s technology uses multispectral analysis to produce biometric fingerprint images. Biometric data collection is not the only possible use of multispectral technology. Lumidigm sensors can potentially be configured to collect additional information, such as the presence of alcohol. “The potential implications for law enforcement personnel as it relates to DWI enforcement is very encouraging,” said Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White.
Lumidigm executives also say there are applications for this kind of technology outside of law enforcement. “Within a couple of years there will be wide adoption of biometrically-enabled security and personalization devices in automobiles,” says Matthew Ennis, vice president of business development at Lumidigm. “We have an advantage in this marketplace because of the ability of our fingerprint sensors to work well in the same extreme conditions where automobiles are used.” Lumidigm believes biometrically enabled alcohol sensing in vehicles would be sold as an option to fleet managers. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/thirdfactor-4.gif)