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dvice.com - 4/17/2009

Talk To The Hand: KDDI invents gesture-based authentication system

— dvice.com — The lab rats at KDDI R&D; have come up with a new way to authenticate identity in... lieu of a standard password. Dubbed "the arm swing authentication system" the technology analyzes the unique motion you use to swing your phone to accurately detect ... (more) Talk To The Hand: KDDI invents gesture-based ...

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Swing your mobile phone to prove your authenticity
Newlaunches.com — ... If its hitting you at the back of your mind as to whether we produce the same hand moments or no, then there’s nothing to fear. The researchers have worked on it and have deduced that we produce the same hand movements all the time and moreover, it’s hard (almost impossible) for anyone to ape it. Feels safer now? KDDI_Handset3.jpg [ Techon ]

Talk To The Hand: KDDI invents gesture-based authentication system
DVICE Atom Feed — ... are all used to correctly identify a user with a failure of just 4 percent. The company also hopes to also use the technology to allow customers to amass an entire set of personal gestures that would be used to open a number of applications and phone functions. No word on when this will hit the commercial market, but it will definitely make for some interesting interface dynamics (read: geeky jazz hands) once independent developers get a hold of this technology. Via Nikkei

Motion-Based Cell Phone Unlock
OhGizmo! — ... for casual use. As far as I can tell, there’s no reason why something like this couldn’t be implemented into any phone with an accelerometer, even without KDDI’s fancy arm length etc. analysis software. You just have to turn the phone on, and shake shake shake it in a particular way, and it’ll unlock. KDDI eventually plans on taking this technique a little further, allowing you to use specific motions to run programs or unlock your porn folder. [ Tech-On! ] VIA [ DVICE ] ...