Handbook of Fingerprint Recognition

Overview Biometric recognition refers to the use of distinctive physiological and behavioral character- tics (e. g. , fingerprints, face, hang geometry, iris, gait, signature), called biometric identifiers or simply biometrics, for automatically recognizi

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Davide Maltoni Dario Maio Anil K. Jain Salil Prabhakar

Handbook of Fingerprint Recognition With 178 Illustrations

Davide Maltoni Biometric Systems Laboratory University of Bologna Cesena, 47023 Italy [email protected]

Dario Maio DEIS-CSITE University of Bologna Bologna, 40136 Italy [email protected]

Anil K. Jain Department of Computer Science and Engineering Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 USA [email protected]

Salil Prabhakar DigitalPersona. Inc. Redwood City, CA 94063 USA [email protected]

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Handbook of fingerprint recognition / Davide Maltoni . . . [et al.] p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-387-95431-7 (alk. paper) 1. Fingerprints—Identification. 2. Fingerprints—Classification I. Maltoni, Davide HV6074.H25 2003 363.25′8—dc21 ISBN 0-387-95431-7

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Contents

Preface................................................................................................................................ ix 1 Introduction.................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Biometric Systems..................................................................................................... 3 1.3 A Comparison of Various Biometrics ....................................................................... 7 1.4 Biometric System Errors ......................................................................................... 13 1.5 Evaluating Biometric Systems ................................................................................ 19 1.6 History of Fingerprints ............................................................................................ 21 1.7 Formation of Fingerprints ..............................