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How it works

Fingerprint systems translate illuminated images of fingerprints into digital code for further software such as enrollment (fingerprint registration) and verification (authentication of registered users).

BioEnable devices use the advanced SEIR method and CMOS image sensor to capture high contrast, high resolution fingerprint images that are virtually distortion-free. A series of powerful algorithms developed by BioEnable extract minutiae data from the image, mapping the distinguishing characteristics of fingerprint ridge ends, bifurcations, loops, splits, upper and lower cores.

This data is then converted into a digital template, and stored in a database. The actual fingerprint image is never stored, and cannot be constructed from templates. To identify or verify a fingerprint, a proprietary matching algorithm compares the new template made from the extracted minutiae points from the input fingerprint on the optical module to a previously stored sample. The entire matching process takes roughly one second. Authentication takes place either locally or on a server, depending on system configuration.

Advantages & Applications

Advantages of Using Fingerprint Recognition

• Hassle free: No need to remember passwords or pins or carry ID cards, keys or tokens
  
• Secure: Fingerprint cannot be forgotten, lost or stolen and cannot be transferred or forged
  
• Reduces Cost: No recurring costs on new ID cards, no output lost due to forgotten passwords
  
• Convenience: Safe, user-friendly, non-intrusive and accepted widely
  
• Mobility : Offers high mobility since you are your own password
  

Terminology

Identification vs. Verification

There are two primary functions offered by any biometric system. One is identification, a one-to-many (1:M) matching process wherein a biometric sample is compared to a set of stored samples in a database. The other is verification, a one-to-one (1:1) matching process in which the biometric system compares an individual's biometric sample to previously enrolled data for that user. The process of verification narrows the biometric database search by including other identifiers such as names or IDs. The terms "verification" and "authentication" are sometimes used interchangeably because both terms are used primarily to establish a specific user's validity rather than to identify users by querying an entire database of biometric samples.