PC BASED FINGERPRINT LOCKER


JOHN DONALD F. GARCIA

ALBERT S. LAYLO

RAY ISMAEL R. MARTINEZ

RANDY C. DE CHAVEZ

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING

AMA COMPUTER COLLEGE LUCENA CAMPUS

ADVISER: ENGR. ROZEL A. PUNAY



Abstract


            The researchers designed a prototype that provided an easy access to locker and secured the things inside. The prototype was designed to aids the limited locker the faculty members used that equipped with fingerprint biometric technology in accessing the locker. It also promoted the school vision of leading in the development of information technology innovation. It was designed to have administrator for maintaining the system continues operation and managed the enrollment of the users. In terms of components, all was available in local marketplace and the prices were suitable to their functions. The system was a user friendly. The prototype was design to be implemented to AMA Computer College Lucena Campus. In this study entitled “PC-Based Fingerprint Locker” the proponents were able to design a system that would be used for the security and provided an easy access to the lockers of the faculty members. Recommended generator not only a UPS helped a lot in continues operation of the entire system in case of power interruptions and using the PC for alarm system instead of external buzzer also consumed electricity.

Keywords: biometric, fingerprint, locker, system

I. Introduction

Technology indeed has essentially developed and advanced a person’s living condition. People now live in an industrialized civilization where state-of-the-art innovations seem to appear at an increasing rate. The range of such technological breakdown in terms of new products, processes and organizations is so wide. As the saying goes, today’s breakthrough can easily become tomorrow’s history.

In an increasingly digital world, reliable personal authentication has become an important human computer interface activity. National security, e-commerce, and access to computer networks are some examples where establishing a person’s identity is vital. Existing security measures rely on knowledge-based approaches like passwords or token-based approaches such as swipe cards and passports to control access to physical and virtual spaces. Though ubiquitous, such methods are not very secure. Tokens such as badges and access cards may be shared or stolen. Passwords and PIN numbers may be stolen electronically. Furthermore, authorize user and a person having access to the tokens or knowledge is cannot be differentiated. Biometrics has emerged as one of the most convenient, accurate, and cost-effective forms of security.

Biometrics such as fingerprint, face and voiceprint offers means of reliable personal authentication that can address these problems and is gaining citizen and government acceptance. The use of fingerprints as a biometric is both the oldest mode of computer-aided, personal identification and the most prevalent in use today. However, this widespread use of fingerprints has been and still is largely for law enforcement applications.
Summary

In this study entitled “PC Based Fingerprint Locker System” the proponents were able to design a system that would be used for the security and provide an easy access for the lockers of the faculty members.

The main problem of the study is to design and develop a prototype that can be used for security, thus the proponents attempted to create solutions.

Specifically, it sought to answer the following.

1. What design prototype will provide easy access to lockers?
2. What design prototype will provide secure storage for personal belongings?

Conclusion

Based from the study conducted and the result obtained from series of testing the researchers concluded that the PC-Based Fingerprint Locker had provide an easy access to the lockers and also provided a secure storage of personal belonging of the faculty members. This study had the capacity of being one of the technologies for securing things in the locker which has primarily disadvantage from other lockers from the basic Padlocks to a fingerprint scanner without using any keys. It has user friendly interface for easy access on the system.

1. The designed Pc –based locker provided an easy access for the user’s by using biometric technology as fingerprint as the main key access.

2. It provided secure storage of personal belongings by installing in the permanent lock and alarms for each cabinet.

Recommendations

For further improvements of the proposed design, the following are recommended:

1. Future researchers should provide a back up power supply which can provide a longer period of voltage or a generator.

2. They should provide other preferences for replacing other system devices to lessen the power consumption of the circuit.

3. They should provide higher specifications of personal computer for faster processing of the database.