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Method for estimating potential recognition capacity of texture‐based biometrics.
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IET Biometrics (Wiley-Blackwell) . Nov2018, Vol. 7 Issue 6, p581-588. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- When adopting an image‐based biometric system, an important factor for consideration is its potential recognition capacity, since it not only defines the potential number of individuals likely to be identifiable, but also serves as a useful figure‐of‐merit for performance. Based on block transform coding commonly used for image compression, this study presents a method to enable coarse estimation of potential recognition capacity for texture‐based biometrics. Essentially, each image block is treated as a constituent biometric component, and image texture contained in each block is binary coded to represent the corresponding texture class. The statistical variability among the binary values assigned to corresponding blocks is then exploited for estimation of potential recognition capacity. In particular, methodologies are proposed to determine appropriate image partition based on separation between texture classes and informativeness of an image block based on statistical randomness. By applying the proposed method to a commercial fingerprint system and a bespoke hand vein system, the potential recognition capacity is estimated to around 1036 for a fingerprint area of 25mm2 which is in good agreement with the estimates reported, and around 1015 for a hand vein area of 2268mm2 which has not been reported before. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20474938
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- IET Biometrics (Wiley-Blackwell)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 148478211
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-bmt.2017.0052