Our Goal at ITU-T SG17 is to develop telebiometric (remote life measurement) standards from sensor thru the gateway and into the cloud. The standards focus on how to acquire biological information and interaction, structure the data, encrypt, store, and authenticate. Initially, biological data is acquired from a living entity e.g. a person. A Metric system is applied and the information is then structured and encrypted X. Implementing authentication standards ensures only the users permitted to view the telebiometric data have access. Traditionally, biometrics has been a niche industry with a very limited scope. However at Q9/17, we have expanded the scope to all biological measurements combined with the necessary telecommunication infrastructure. For more information on ITU-T SG17 – Security, please visit: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/about/groups/Pages/sg17.aspx

1. MEASURING Life FOR BIOSafety AND BIOSECURITY
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2. Measure-Understand-Control-Improve
“Measurement is the first step that leads to control and
eventually to improvement. If you can’t measure
something, you can’t understand it. If you can’t understand
it, you can’t control it. If you can’t control it, you can’t
improve it.”
― H. James Harrington
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3. Greek Origins
Telebiometrics: Quantifying Signs of Life
Roots of TeleBioMetrics
Tele – from Greek “Tele” – far, distant, remote
Modern translation – “reaching over a distance,” “carried out between two
remote points,” “performed or operating through electronic transmissions
Bio – from Greek “Bios” – life,
Modern translation – “life”, “living organism”, “biology”
Metrics - from Greek “Metron” – to measure
Modern translation – “the science of measuring”
Tele-Bio-Metrics - the science of measuring life between two remote points,
performed or operating through electronic transmission.
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4. Goals
Expectations of a Telebiometric Enabled System
• Increase the level, resolution, and interoperability of bio-
quantification.
• Apply a standardized international measurement system.
• Deploy a standardized encryption method from the node
thru the gateway and into the cloud.
• Ensure privacy and accessibility in the cloud.
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5. Biosafety Quad-Threat Matrix:
Telebiometrics: Bio-Safety
4 – Primary Types of Threats to Life
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Physical Attack
Accidents/Natural Disasters
Lack of Life Sustaining Resources
Disease

6. Telebiometric Systems comprise of the 3
fundamental components:
1.Hardware – Sensor transceiver, designed
to measure biological quantities and or
patterns over a network which are supported
by a gateway and cloud infrastructure.
2.Software – Protocol authored in ASN.1
describing, quantifying, comparing, and
communicating biological values to the
application.
3.Wetware – Biological target/entity within
proximity of the sensor which matches
thresholds defined in the ASN.1 protocol.
3 - Components of a Telebiometric System:
Hardware, Software, Wetware
Telebiometrics
Wetware
Hardware
Software
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7. Identify Unique
Specimen
Determine
Biological Species
Biological
Properties
Level 1: Application detects biological properties.
Level 2: Application determines which species.
Organized by Complexity
Levels of Telebiometric Quantification
Level 3: Application determines uniqueness among
species.
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8. How do I determine what is human?
3-Laws of Robotics
1. A robot may not injure a human being or,
through inaction, allow a human being to
come to harm.
2. A robot must obey the orders given it by
human beings except where such orders
would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as
long as such protection does not conflict
with the First or Second Laws.
― Isaac Asimov
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9. Bio-Interaction: Scientific Fields of Study
Telebiometric – Interaction Model
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10. Biometrics
Biology to Machine Protocol (B2M):
Solution: A method for recognizing life.
What is Biology to Machine (B2M)?
•The goal of B2M is to include a standardized method of
packeting biological properties and entities using an
interaction taxonomy coupled to the metric system that
interoperates with existing M2M protocols.
•The role of B2M is to establish the conditions that allow a
device to bi-directionally exchange information with a
business application via a communication network, so that the
device and/or application can act as the basis for information
exchange.
•First to coin the term Biology to Machine (B2M) protocol!
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11. Biology to Machine Protocol (B2M):
Middleware Architecture
MCU
Memory
(Middleware Protocol)
RX/TX
Middleware
HW Module
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RX/TX
Gateway Device
802.11
MCU
Memory
(Middleware Protocol)
RX/TX
Middleware
HW Module
MCU
Memory
(Middleware Protocol)
RX/TX
Middleware
HW Module
Cloud
Database Database Database Database
Sensor
Sensor
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Our ValueStrategic
Suppliers
X.Discovery
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Rata Data
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Aggregated X.th-Structured Data Specific to Specimen
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X.Discovery Biological Application Data
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12. Benefits
Benefits of B2M Protocol
Manufacture Perspective
• Common data model among sensors developed by various
manufactures.
• Descriptive hierarchy of biology and associated quantities.
• Efficient method for communicating describing characterizing
biological quantities using the metric system.
• Establishing a robust biological communication platform for rapid
development and deployment independent of hardware and
software systems.
• Enabling customers to go to market faster.
• Increases success rate with national regulations e.g. FDA (U.S.)
• Minimizes interaction between human to animal disease
transmission.
• Enabling existing IoT devices to communicate with a unified
biological protocol.
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13. Telebiometric Markets & Applications
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14. Target Applications
Port Entry Gaming Mobile Identity
Environmental Impact TelemedicineAutomotive Safety
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15. Contactless Commerce
• Samsung Pay
• Apple Pay
• Alipay
•Contactless Commerce supports:
bank transfers, retail-stores, e-tailer,
toll roads, parking meters, fast food
restaurants,
Banking Application: Contactless Payment
Contactless Commerce
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16. Digital Signage:
• Determines biological qualities such as:
gender, race, and age.
• Targets advertisements tailored to
demographics.
• Ability to conduct contactless
transactions
Advertising: Tailored to Audience
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17. Native Biometrics
• 1st
time biometrics is natively supported in
an Operating System (Windows 10) and
Intel Chipsets.
• The FIDO Alliance has grown from six
founding members in 2013 to some 200
this year.
• Its goals are to encourage technology firms
to eradicate passwords and enhance
interoperability between authentication
systems.
Death to Passwords
Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance
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18. e-Health
Baby monitor measures:
• Heart Rate (beats per minute)
• Body Temperature (C°/F°)
• Oxygen Saturation (%)
The monitor consists of a base station and a wristband
with 3-sensors tuned to wetware thresholds for heart
rate, temperature, and oxygen saturation
quantification.
The user sets alert ranges for each of the
measurements. The wristband quantifies the biological
target and transmits an encrypted ASN.1 packet back
to the base station. When the baby “Life Signs” fall out
of range and alert is enabled.
Alerts parents to the possibility of Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)!
Healthcare Application: Baby Monitor
Reducing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Telebiometrics
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19. Telecomm
Smart Watch measures:
• Heart Rate (beats per minute)
• Body Temperature (C°/F°)
• Oxygen Saturation (%)
• Location (GPS)
• Lifestyle Informatics
• Sleep monitor
The Smart Watch is full featured offering more
measurements which are transmitted over the mobile
network.
Healthcare providers can monitor and store patient’s
vital signs and activity in the cloud provided they have
matched authentication credentials.
Enables a faster response time in critical situations.
Lifestyle Application: Wearables
Mobile Monitoring
Telebiometrics
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20. Medical Equipment Tracking
• Medical equipment methods and
sensor threshold values are stored
within the record data.
• Gives healthcare provider a digital
record of the medical equipment
sensitivity and settings. Ensuring in
a lawsuit that the patient was
analyzed with proper equipment.
Healthcare Application: Teleradiology
Medical Equipment
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21. Ambient Assisted Living
In elderly care situations, a single senior
citizen lives alone. Telebiometric motion
sensors designed specifically for radiation
emissions from a human body are placed
through out the house.
When a patient ceases to move the an
alarm or phone can ring to check on
patient’s status.
Adjustable sensitivity allows for detection in
sleep.
Healthcare Application: Occupancy
Home Health Activity Monitor for Assisted Living
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22. It’s all about the data……
Telehealth = Telebiometrics + Telemedicine
• Telehealth - is the use of electronic information and telecommunications
technologies to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and
professional health-related education, public health and health
administration.
• Telebiometrics – remote monitoring and reporting of biometric data.
• Telemedicine - the remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means
of telecommunications technology.
• Professor Enrico M. Staderini MD, PhD of Western Switzerland University
of Applied Sciences discussed a quantified decision process for medical
therapy from “Handbook of analytic philosophy of medicine” by Kazem
Sadegh-Zadeh, Springer 2012.
• Diagnosis in Medical treatment especially in Telemedicine is very
dependent upon the quality of biological measurements.
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23. Remote Temperature Measurement
Portable Thermal Imager measures:
• Body Temperature (C°/F°) as calibrated to
correlate with Radiation Emission wavelength
In this case the unit is far (Tele) from the patient
protecting the caregiver and can detect early
symptoms of illness.
Limits population exposure to a Pandemic Outbreak.
Bio-surveillance Application: Port Entry
Pandemic Detection
Telebiometrics
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24. Benefits of Telebiometrics:
 Contactless Biological Measurement. (Weight - kg, Body Temperature - C°, Heart Rate (bmp), Behavior
 Reduces the risk to operators - No Cross Contamination.
 Data is stored and viewed remotely.
 Equipment is reusable no waste is produced reducing the risk of transmitting infection via garbage
disposal.
 Multiple/Sensors Digital Data outputs for cloud storage e.g. video, photo, temperature, depth, and more.
Constant calibration built into system.
 Scan time less than Forehead IR Spot Meter and cheaper than 3 months of 10KU usage.
 Accurate body temperature measurements at eye/tear duct are within (+/- 1°C)
 Processing is done on camera with alarm triggers (IR).
 Can be combine with Passport Credentials/Global Entry system on a customer request basis.
Bio-surveillance Application: Port Entry
Pandemic Detection
Telebiometrics
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25. IoT: Environmental Monitoring
• Biological Surface Area determination
• Water Surface Area Measurements
• Ect.
Chronic regional monitoring determines quality of biological entities and life sustaining resources.
DEFORESTATION MONITORING
Climate Change
Telebiometrics
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26. IoT: Embedded Agriculture
• Sunlight
• Surface Temperature
• Humidity
• Water Cycles
• Pesticide
• Chemical Detection
• Fertilization
• Local Profile of plant species, seed date, crop
batch,
• Disease detection
• Insect Infestation
The monitor consists of a MEM based sensors,
embedded memory, energy harvesting, and short
range transceiver.
The Farmer sets alert ranges for each plant species
based upon required environmental interaction to
maintain and optimize plant growth and harvesting.
SMART AGRICULTURE:
Creating Optimal Conditions for Life
Telebiometrics
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27. Remote Livestock Monitoring
Live Stock monitoring measures:
• Heart Rate (beats per minute)
• Body Temperature (C°/F°)
• Oxygen Saturation (%)
• Unique Identification
• Disease Identification
• Body Mass
• Local Copy of Immunization records
The remote monitoring limits human to animal
disease transfer and reduces farm staff
expenses.
SMART FARM:
Hands Off Husbandry
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28. Collision Priority
Back up cameras are becoming
mandatory in the US under new
government regulations in 2015 for
vehicles with a display.
Amending the law to include infrared
detection tailored to human radiation
emission would indicate to the driver
that a life form is in the path of vehicle
differentiating the obstacle from a
bush.
Automotive Application: Back up Camera
Infrared Detection
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29. Collision Avoidance
Telebiometric sensors tuned the
proper wavelength provides early
detection in forward looking driving
conditions.
Protecting:
• Cyclists
• Joggers
• Children
• Animals
• Passengers
• The Car
Automotive Application: Collision Avoidance
Forward looking Infrared & Pattern Detection
Telebiometrics
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30. Passenger Ambient Identification
• Airbag deployment positioning
• Customized multimedia settings, side
mirrors, and seat adjustment
• Seat belts enabled with heart
monitoring/bio-signals (monitoring
irritation or sleepiness)
• Image capture for driver verification in
accidents.
• Driver activity log for commercial truckers.
Automotive Application: Ambient Identification
Customizable Settings
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31. Urban Infographics
High-Resolution Population Determination for 1st
Responders.
Telebiometrics
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32. Current Draft Recommendation Activity
Summary: Q9 Activity
X.tam – draft recommendation specifies the implementation model and
threats in the operating telebiometric systems in mobile devices and
provides a general guideline for implementing Samsung Pay and Apple
Pay.
X.bhsm – draft recommendation supports Telebiometric authentication
framework using biometric hardware security module.
X.th2-6 – draft recommendation establishes a interaction model and
forms a basis for Biology to Machine Protocol (B2M).
X.pbact – draft recommendation establishes a framework for how
telebiometric data is accessed in the cloud.
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