Title :
Biometric identification by dermatoglyphics
Author :
Rodriguez, Pedro Alfonso Recobos ; Silva, Jesus Dario Landa
Author_Institution :
Div. de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigacion, Inst. Tecnologico de Chihuahua, Mexico
Abstract :
Biometric identification (voice, face, iris, fingerprints, etc.) of individuals takes a lot of processing due to the complexity of these patterns. In this paper we present a study by computer vision of the palmar dermatoglyphics. It is shown that the extraction and interpretation of this kind of pattern is less complicated than the patterns previously studied-they allow a particular firm to be obtained for each individual which may be used for identification purposes or genetic studies. The procedure is composed of the following steps: image acquisition, edge detection, binary conversion, thinning operation, image reconstruction and image interpretation. Preliminary results show that this approach is a viable alternative for person identification
Keywords :
biometrics (access control); computer vision; edge detection; feature extraction; genetics; image reconstruction; image sequences; medical image processing; skin; binary conversion,; biometric identification; computer vision; dermatoglyphics; edge detection; flexion shrinks; genetic studies; identification purposes; image acquisition; image interpretation; image reconstruction; palm hand; palmar dermatoglyphics; person identification; thinning operation; Biometrics; Euclidean distance; Histograms; Image analysis; Image reconstruction; Image segmentation; Nearest neighbor searches; Pixel; Probability;
Conference_Titel :
Image Processing, 1996. Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lausanne
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3259-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICIP.1996.559497
