Description

ID:Talks are bonus presentations in the exhibit hall and are not components of the formal agenda produced by the FedID Planning Committee.

There are many people and items that need to be accurately tracked at detention and other law enforcement facilities to ensure safety, efficiency, and to facilitate the overall day-to-day activities. Manual processes can be time consuming, easily by-passed, or mistakes can be made. However, biometrics combined with RFID and barcodes can be used to automate processes to reduce human error and save time, and thereby improve efficiency and safety. Specifically, an individual’s movement within a detention facility can be accurately recorded using face biometrics, and the individual’s property can be inventoried with the combination of face biometrics and the use of QR or bar code tags. For example, Subject A arrives at the intake desk at the processing center. An image of Subject A’s face is captured, and biographic information is recorded. All of Subject A’s personal property that is not allowed to remain in their possession while in the detention facility is placed in a sealed bag that is labeled with a unique bar code label. The label is scanned and associated with the biometric and biographic information. Cameras placed at all entry and exit points record all movement with location, time, and date stamps. This can be used to provide subject verification and entry into specific areas of the facility, and to allow agents and officers the ability to accurately know and track each prisoner’s location and the amount of time they are in an area. Upon leaving the detention facility, Subject A approaches the camera and a face image is captured to retrieve all property associated with Subject A. The sealed bag is returned to Subject A. In addition, face biometrics along with RFID and bar codes can be used to quickly and accurately check-in and out property from an issue facility. For example, Officer A approaches the issue room prior to beginning a shift to check out a service vehicle, long arm, and a set of night vision goggles. The issue room supervisor scans the bar code sticker on the keychain to the service vehicle, scans the embedded RFID on the long arm, and scans the bar code label on the night vision goggles. Officer A acknowledges receipt of the items by looking at the camera and pressing the issue button on screen. When Officer A returns at the end of the shift, Officer A hits the return button while looking at the camera, which retrieves the inventoried items. The issue room supervisor confirms the return of the items.