Every human heart has a unique heartbeat which is affected by the heart’s size, shape and position. Now Bionym have patented a system that constantly measures the pattern of a person’s heartbeat and uses that pattern to verify to various devices that the user is who they say they are.
Founded in 2011, Bionym is a spinoff from the University of Toronto, focused on delivering unique and usable digital identity solutions. The company’s first product is the Nymi Band, a wearable technology device that uses the wearer’s unique electric cardiac signature as a biometric password.
Nymi lets you use your unique cardiac rhythm to authenticate your identity, allowing you to wirelessly take control of your computer, your smartphone, your car and so much more. Nymi might, for example, replace passwords for the wearer’s computers or to verify financial transactions that currently need a PIN, or simply to open the front door.
via Energy Harvesting Journal
