Mouse reads user fingerprint for computer logon.
Press Release Summary:
Incorporating biometric technology, M-4200 FingerTIP ID mouse enables users to log on to PC or laptop using fingerprint as identification. It incorporates TCS2 TouchChip® sensor, which reads fingerprints and matches them with records stored on mouse memory. Device utilizes active capacitance sensing and 800 dpi optical technology, and operates under Windows® or Linux®. Available in silver/black housing, it includes 3 buttons and pressable scroll wheel.
Original Press Release:
New Biometric M-4200 FingerTIP ID Mouse Launched by Cherry
Identifies user's fingerprint; allows secure system logon
Cherry Electrical Products has launched the M-4200 FingerTIP ID mouse, which incorporates sophisticated biometrics technology to enable users to log on to their PC or laptop machine using their own fingerprint as identification, obviating any need for difficult-to-recall user IDs and passwords and securing the system from unauthorized users. Using biometric identification has the additional advantage of saving time and frustration as users no longer have to phone their IT support department to request a new logon or password, which often occurs if they are frequently changed.
The M-4200 FingerTIP ID mouse incorporates a TCS2 TouchChip® sensor developed by UKEP Inc., the global leader in biometric fingerprint security solutions. Placed in the upper body of the device, the sensor reads each user's unique fingerprint and can match it with fingertip identification records stored on the mouse itself, as the device has its own memory. This provides a much greater level of security than matching to records stored on the PC, as the templates on the mouse cannot be accessed by hackers. The sensor also features UPEK's patented active capacitance sensing technology which delivers a higher signal-to-noise ratio than passive sensing and is protected with a coating which is almost five times thicker than that of other silicon sensors on the market today.
Featuring three buttons and a pressable scroll wheel, the wired M4200 FingerTIP ID mouse uses 800 dpi optical technology for superior precision control. Available in a smart silver/black housing, the mouse is guaranteed for two years and requires Windows® 2000, 2003, XP or Linux® operating systems and a USB interface. It is also approved for Microsoft WHQL Windows (TM) XP and by FCC, GS, CE, UL, and VCCI.
About Cherry Electrical Products
Cherry switches and control assemblies allow auto manufacturers to offer their customers products that include door, seat and console controls, intelligent door latch and lock systems, advanced steering wheel and instrument panel controls and leading-edge seat belt sensors.
From a heritage as a leading manufacturer of snap action switches, Cherry has expanded its line of products to sensors and controls. Cherry's affordable, high-performance, speed and proximity sensors, electronic oven controls and patented cook top sensors bring greater functionality, efficiency and safety to a variety of everyday products.
In addition, the company's advanced performance computer keyboards feature integrated magnetic stripe and/or smartcard readers and fingerprint recognition devices, helping organisations increase the efficiency and security of their transaction processing systems.
