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Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 23, 2010
Applicants:

Aweke Negash Lemma, Eindhoven, NL;

Thomas Andreas Maria Kevenaar, Eindhoven, NL;

Dirk Jeroen Breebaart, Eindhoven, NL;

Antonius Hermanus Maria Akkermans, Eindhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Aweke Negash Lemma, Eindhoven, NL;

Thomas Andreas Maria Kevenaar, Eindhoven, NL;

Dirk Jeroen Breebaart, Eindhoven, NL;

Antonius Hermanus Maria Akkermans, Eindhoven, NL;

Assignee:

Genkey Netherlands B.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for generating a representation of a finger print minutiae information. The invention also relates to a method for generating a representation of a finger print for biometric template protection purposes Biometric template protection techniques provide technological means to protect the privacy of biometric reference information stored in biometric. systems These methods stand in sharp contrast to approaches where biometric information is protected only by legislation and procedures around storage facilities. These systems are not reliable as they are susceptible to human and procedural errors. Template protection guarantees the protection of biometric information without the assumption that individuals are trusted or procedures are properly implemented.


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