Image analysis – Applications – Personnel identification
Patent
1994-06-15
1996-04-16
Boudreau, Leo
Image analysis
Applications
Personnel identification
34082534, 235380, G06K 900
Patent
active
055090834
ABSTRACT:
A system for confirming the identity of an individual presenting an identification card includes a card reader, an associated central processing unit, a preselected feature template library associated with the central processing unit, a scanner for scanning preselected portions of an epidermis, such as a fingerprint, RAM storage means operatively associated with the central processing unit and the scanner, a communication interface such as a modem communicating with a remote site, and an output display indicating the identifier correlation. This invention provides an improved method of verifying that a card holder is the card owner by matching the image of the card holder's fingerprint to the unique code which has been assigned to the card owner and encoded on the card's magnetic strip, which requires only a relatively small amount of data to perform identification, making it possible to use low cost, low density encoding methods including bar code and magnetic strip. Fingerprint verification apparatus is also disclosed.
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Abtahi Nooral S.
Heyward Waddie
Shumate, Sr. Grady C.
Yang Hedong
Abtahi Nooral S.
Boudreau Leo
Dougherty Ralph H.
Hanf Scott E.
Johns Andrew W.
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