TEL AVIV ø An Israeli firm has developed a miniature system that can
provide
unobtrusive lie detector tests for commercial air travelers deemed
suspicious.
The system uses a miniature computer chip that can
provide voice
analysis of those responding to questions from screeners at airports. Executives said the technology which they termed
Poly-Layered Voice Analysis, measured voice for such traits as
deception, excitement, stress, concentration, hesitation, anger, love and
lust.
The
chip can be inserted in an eyeglass frame and allow screeners to
determine with 98 percent accuracy whether a suspicious traveler has
intentions to launch an attack during flight, Middle East Newsline reported.
The new technology has been relayed to the United
States for marketing by a New York-based company V Entertainment, which
markets a product to allow screeners to process a would-be airline passenger
within 30 seconds.
Executives said a chip small enough to fit in an eyeglass frame could
read a subject's voice frequency. The chip was meant to provide nine analyses and flash a
light upon detection of a lie. Conventional lie detectors measure the heart
beat in an effort to detect whether a subject is telling the truth.
The system, termed "Voice Analysis Eyeglasses," has been produced by the
Israeli firm Nemesysco, which develops systems for counter-insurgency and
military applications.
The Nemesysco product was said to be ready for marketing and priced at
between $500 and $1,000. The system was deemed as suitable for commercial or
security applications and could also analyze telephone conversations.
Voice Analysis Eyeglasses, also capable of detecting gaps in the answers
of a subject, was said to measure 18 parameters of speech.
