San Diego State University
Biometric HandReaders Enhance Security and Convenience at San Diego State University
May 20, 2006
"The HandKey readers minimize people's ability to transfer ID's for admittance into our Center."
- Vicki Greene, Member Services Coordinator, Associated Students of SDSU
STATISTICS
Industry: Fitness
Application: Access Control
Number of users: 50,000
Number of handreaders: 8
Challenge: Minimize people's ability to transfer ID's for admittance
Solution: RSI HandKey®
Results: Provides better customer service and the elimination of an employee checking cards.
San Diego State University's (SDSU) Associated Students has just celebrated using the company's hand geometry technology for five years to provide easy access into the four entrances at the Aztec Recreation Center as well as Aztec Center Bowling & Games and racquetball facilities.
"The HandKey readers minimize people's ability to transfer ID's for admittance into our Center," avows Vicki Greene, Member Services Coordinator for the Associated Students of SDSU. "ID switching is very big in the fitness club industry. The HandReaders also allow us to provide better service. No longer do our members have to remember to bring an ID card. This also means we don't need to have an employee out front checking cards."
"In addition," Greene states, "we feel that hand geometry is the least invasive of the biometric technologies and seems simple compared to the others. We average 3,000 entries per day with highs of 4,600."
Instead of verifying a card or code, the Associated Students' HandKey readers verify the person who is at the entrance. It looks at the three-dimensional size and shape of a member's hand. The result of ninety hand measurements, including lengths, widths, thickness and surface areas, is converted into a nine-byte mathematical representation of the hand, which is stored for later use and verification.
To enter the Aztec Recreation Center, a student simply enters her unique ID number on the HandKey's keypad and presents her hand to gain entry. Verification takes only a second.
- Vicki Greene, Member Services Coordinator, Associated Students of SDSU
STATISTICS
Industry: Fitness
Application: Access Control
Number of users: 50,000
Number of handreaders: 8
Challenge: Minimize people's ability to transfer ID's for admittance
Solution: RSI HandKey®
Results: Provides better customer service and the elimination of an employee checking cards.
San Diego State University's (SDSU) Associated Students has just celebrated using the company's hand geometry technology for five years to provide easy access into the four entrances at the Aztec Recreation Center as well as Aztec Center Bowling & Games and racquetball facilities.
"The HandKey readers minimize people's ability to transfer ID's for admittance into our Center," avows Vicki Greene, Member Services Coordinator for the Associated Students of SDSU. "ID switching is very big in the fitness club industry. The HandReaders also allow us to provide better service. No longer do our members have to remember to bring an ID card. This also means we don't need to have an employee out front checking cards."
"In addition," Greene states, "we feel that hand geometry is the least invasive of the biometric technologies and seems simple compared to the others. We average 3,000 entries per day with highs of 4,600."
Instead of verifying a card or code, the Associated Students' HandKey readers verify the person who is at the entrance. It looks at the three-dimensional size and shape of a member's hand. The result of ninety hand measurements, including lengths, widths, thickness and surface areas, is converted into a nine-byte mathematical representation of the hand, which is stored for later use and verification.
To enter the Aztec Recreation Center, a student simply enters her unique ID number on the HandKey's keypad and presents her hand to gain entry. Verification takes only a second.
