Guide to biometrics /

In today's globally connected world there is increasing interest in using biometrics (personal physical attributes such as fingerprints, facial images, voice patterns, iris codes, and hand geometry) for human verification, identification, and "screening" applications. Biometrics are a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bolle, Ruud M.
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Connell, Jonathan H., Pankanti, Sharath, Ratha, Nalini K., Senior, Andrew W.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Springer, 2004.
Series:	Springer professional computing.
Subjects:	Biometric identification. Pattern recognition systems. Identification > Automation. Computer science. Pattern Recognition. Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Image Processing and Computer Vision. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Introduction
Authentication and biometrics
The common biometrics
Other biometrics
Basic system errors
Measuring system errors
Creating biometric databases
Selecting a biometric
Tuning and training
Integrating information
Thwarting attacks
APIs, standards, and databases
A biometric's individuality
System errors revisited
Comparing matchers
What's next?- Index.