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Expected performance or utility of fingerprint image in an automated comparison environment
Definition
The intrinsic characteristic of a biometric signal may be used to determine its suitability for further processing by the biometric system or assess its conformance to preestablished standards. The quality of a biometric signal is a numerical value (or a vector) that measures this intrinsic attribute. Quality score is a quantitative expression of the utility, or predicted performance of a biometric sample in a comparison environment. This means that finger image quality scores should correlate to the observed false match and false non-match rates of the samples.
Introduction
With an increase in the need for reliable identity authentication, biometric recognition systems have been increasingly deployed in several different applications: government applications such as national ID card, border control; and commercial applications, such as physical access control, e-commerce, or...
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Tabassi, E., Grother, P. (2009). Fingerprint Image Quality. In: Li, S.Z., Jain, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73003-5_52
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