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

dvice.com - 4/17/2009

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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 your identity. According to the researchers, the ...

techon.nikkeibp.co.jp - 4/15/2009

KDDI Handset Uses Arm Swing Motion for Personal Authentication -- Tech-On!

— techon.nikkeibp.co.jp — KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc developed a system that can authenticate individuals by the way they swing a... mobile phone embedded with an acceleration sensor (the arm swing authentication system). The new system, which was developed jointly with ... (more) KDDI Handset Uses Arm Swing Motion for Personal ...

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Motion-Based Cell Phone Unlock
OhGizmo! — ... 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 ] ...

KDDI Gesture-based Authentication System
Coolest Gadgets — ... this method of authentication has a 4 percent failure rate. In all honestly, I believe that an error level that low is good enough, but apparently not good enough for the business world. I’m sure the standards are higher. If it does get mass-marketed, I believe that the shakes could be used to access different features on the cell phone. For example, a quick shake up could switch to texting mode, maybe a shake to the left for a GPS. The possibilities are endless. Source ...