Analysis of the Development Trend of Intelligent Locks in China

When it comes to locks, it's about keys, security, convenience, and identity theft. The first element of the lock is the anti-opening and tamper-proof performance. The first element of the key is the anti-theft performance. The so-called anti-theft, refers to the secret level and security. The type of keys after the electronic locks and smart locks came out in various ways, tangible, intangible (such as passwords), static, dynamic (such as rolling code remote control or fingerprint feature templates), and external There are also many types of names in the body (such as the human biological characteristics (in the strict sense of the implanted chip is not classified as such), etc. The primary purpose of all these is to strengthen the security and anti-counterfeiting performance, followed by the increase in ease of use and management requirements, etc. Additional features, so, the technical development of smart locks in terms of demand, will also focus on these to guide the development of technology.

The definition and definition of smart locks are its so-called "smart" features at the technical and functional levels, including identification, memory, and learning. In the sense of the mass concept, smart locks, ie, various contact/non-contact/remote control key/card/decoder locks and password key locks, for example, can provide unlocked memory and query to facilitate management and security. The mysterious high-grade and high-level anti-counterfeiting features of such “keys” are important reasons why the public service industry, such as hotels, has a greater mobility. Taking fingerprint lock as an example, if privacy factors, special finger fingerprint technology factors, and cost factors are concerned, fingerprint locks are more likely to be widely used in such service industries because it is smarter than what we call smart locks in the public sense. (Recognition and memory learning are all fine), but also safe, and especially convenient for guests and hotels to manage and reduce operating costs - the key is not used, and in addition, from the perspective of public security and joint defense has more advantages, for example, online Pursuit of evasion and public security and so on.

The development of technology has never been isolated. On the one hand, it depends on the technology itself, and on the other, it is driven by the interaction between the internal laws of technological development and the value of use in the real world. At present, as far as the Chinese market is concerned, most of the smart lock customer base is still concentrated on organizing users, such as hotels, institutions, enterprises, etc., and they have not yet entered the family. There may be no reason to go into the family. The reason is not the price. Perhaps Narrow-domain directional keys with dynamic random-password cipher mode smart locks have this possibility - of course, if the authorized person needs to memorize the password and the authorized person will not maliciously or re-authorize them for a short time, the cipher smart lock cannot always remember the truth. Unlocking people, so their security levels are sometimes compromised. Biometric identification can be used to bind licenses to unlockers. In biometrics, fingerprint identification is the oldest and most reliable identification method supported by long-term practice, especially for live fingerprint collection and fingerprint recognition algorithms. The two core technologies have been greatly improved in the past few years - the former must solve the problem of effective fingerprint collection and the latter must solve the problem of reliable identification, especially the reliable identification of deformed states, and various types of products embedded in core technologies in a large number of application practices. It has also been tested and is basically close to maturity. The strip semiconductor sliding collection in the live fingerprint collection technology is outstanding in many aspects such as antistatic, non-fingerprint residue, durability 10 million times, low power consumption, and cost and volume, and is expected to be fully replaced in most applications. Face pressing type semiconductor fingerprint acquisition chip.

In terms of optical fingerprint acquisition, current live detection is basically still at the level of primary living security such as temperature detection and motion detection. For example, using a latex glove made of a surface release fingerprint can impersonate another person's finger to deceive the optical fingerprint lock, but However, it cannot deceive the live fingerprint collection of most semiconductor fingerprint sensors. However, in the United States, a company has a unique difference in optical fingerprinting. Its multi-spectral imaging penetrates the finger epidermis and the sub-epidermal surface. It is currently the closest to the anti-counterfeiting capabilities of semiconductors. It is limited to the initial stage of development and its volume. The cost and other factors, its main application is still located in high-level institutions, **, security and other high-end areas, and later whether to solve the volume and power consumption is still a variable. In summary, fingerprint locks come into the family for reasons that are sufficient, and the fingerprint module of the strip-shaped semiconductor living body sliding acquisition mode is currently ideal for the development of fingerprint locks. In the first quarter of this year, Weiwei Digital launched a high-performance fingerprint safe in the live sliding collection mode, and in the coming May, it will release a super-class, reliable, and cost-effective fingerprint lock product with a super anti-counterfeiting live-body sliding collection mode. In addition to false-fingered anti-counterfeit products, Pinnacle Digital has also greatly enhanced the burglary-proof performance of the lock body and the burglary-proof performance of the non-strongly destructive electronic means through the “different inside and outside” design.

Given the diversity of technology products and market demands, mechanical locks and smart locks have their own characteristics and cater to the different uses of different customers. At this stage, it seems that they will coexist for a long time. The technical development of the smart lock, namely the electronic lock in the public sense, is already very mature, and the smart lock under the new concept, that is, the fingerprint lock may take off and the scale expansion period may come soon and complete quickly. We will wait and see.