Title: ATPDI: a computational definition of fingerprint singular points

Authors: Li-Min Liu

Addresses: Department of Applied Mathematics, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li, Taiwan

Abstract: In this paper, a computational definition of fingerprint singular points based on aligned tri-coloured pixel-wise directional image, called ATPDI, is presented. The traditional descriptive definitions, geometric definition, and ISO/IEC definition are explained in detail with discussion of their advantages and disadvantages. The quality of a singular point definition is measured by three factors: completeness, rotation sensibility, and precision. We used NIST-4 database for experimental tests, and the experimental results show the ATPDI does not leave cases undefined, is rotation insensitive, and can define singular points in a 2

Keywords: fingerprints; singular points; fingerprint alignment; singular point definition; biometrics.

DOI: 10.1504/IJITM.2012.044067

International Journal of Information Technology and Management, 2012 Vol.11 No.1/2, pp.92 - 111

Published online: 09 Aug 2014 *

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