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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2005
Peter Z. Lo, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Peter Z. Lo, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for use in print matching apparatus that includes the steps of: enrolling () a print of a user; extracting () a set of matching features from the enrolled print; comparing () the extracted features of the enrolled print to extracted features of each print in a set of reference prints, wherein each reference print in the set is from a person other than the user, and determining a highest non-matching score; determining () at least two minimum and maximum threshold pairs based on characteristics of the print matching apparatus; and storing () the matching features of the enrolled print, the highest non-matching score, and the at least two maximum and minimum threshold pairs for use in verifying a subsequently captured print of the user.