ROMS Access Control

Scan bar coded ID cards at facility entrances and exits. Display information on who is currently in the facility.  Display Employee photos for added security.

ROMS offers two solutions for Access Control.  Both include an Employee ID Card application, a Checkpoint Monitor application and an Access Control Management application.  The basic solution utilizes facial recognition and 2D bar code technology.  The advanced solution adds RFID technology to facilitate high volume checkpoints.

The ROMS Employee ID Card Application supports photo capture (via web cam or camcorder), facial enrollment, card printing, card management, queries, reports, employee group definitions, option RFID card encoding and option fingerprint enrollment.

Employees may also be enrolled in the facial recognition database from previously captured photos, eliminating the need to re-photo Employees.

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High-Res Web Cam for photo capture

Card Management, for invalidating lost or stolen cards

Query and Report capabilities

Option to print 2D bar code labels

Option to read RFID chips (requires additional hardware)

Option to encode RFID chips (requires additional hardware)

Capable of ‘search’ of facial database for unknown persons

The ROMS Checkpoint Monitor Application allows an Operator to monitor the results of Employee self-validation.  At basic checkpoints, Employees self-scan the 2D bar code on the back of their Employee ID Card, while a web cam captures a facial image for processing.  In a matter of seconds, the system verifies the Employee identity and validates their access authorization.  The Operator is presented with a ‘green light’.  If the face or ID Card is not recognized, or the individual is not authorized access, the problem is noted on the monitor.

This application is capable of searching the inmate facial recognition database, in the event that an individual is not recognized as an enrolled Employee.

The advanced features of this application allow the Employee ID Card to be automatically ‘scanned’.  This is accomplished with RFID technology.  RFID Readers are positioned in high traffic checkpoints.  They capture the employee ID number from a special version of Employee ID Cards that contain an embedded RFID chip.  Multiple web cams are positioned to capture facial images at the same time.  Optional Access Control Turnstiles may be added to stop individuals when the face or ID Card is not recognized, or the individual is not authorized access.

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Captures 2D and/or RFID reads

Captures facial images from web cams

Performs Employee validation

Capable of ‘search’ of facial database for unknown persons

The ROMS Access Control Management Application allows supervisory personnel to configure checkpoints.  The Operator may associate Readers, both 2D bar code scanners and RFID readers, with web cams and physical checkpoint locations.  This application also supports queries and reports across all checkpoints.

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Associate Readers (2D bar code scanners and/or RFID readers) with web cams and checkpoint

Capable of ‘search’ of facial database for unknown persons

Query and Report capabilities across all checkpoints

The Low-Cost Solution

ID Cards are inexpensive PVC. 

A 2D bar code is printed on the card. 

The employee ID is encoded in the bar code. 

Inexpensive self-scan, USB bar code scanners are installed at checkpoints.

Employees self scan while the web cam performs a facial recognition.

CON:  Employees must stop for validation

The High-Cost Solution

ID Cards are expensive RFID (long-range UHF type) version

The employee ID is encoded in the RFID chip. 

Two expensive RFID Readers (~$800) are installed at high volume, low security checkpoints.

The RFID Readers capture the employee ID while the web cam performs a facial recognition.

PRO:  Employees don’t stop for validation