09/29 Notes Chapter 2

Project 2 is 6 lines of code!

Fingerprints

Questions to ask

  1. Anatomy
  2. Classification
  3. Segmentation/ Detection
  4. Feature Extraction
  5. Matching/ Compare

There are 3 levels of Fingerprint scanning

Level 1 only needs scanner with 250dpi (dots per inch)
  • Can normally only extract core and delta points
  • Can extract Orientation Field (project 2 is this)
Level 2 250 - 500 dpi
  • Minutiae Points are revealed here (place where ridges break or abruptly chang, etc...)
    • (x, y, theta)
Level 3 1000 dpi
  • Get shape of ridges and contours
  • See sweat pores
  • Not used in commercial applications, used in crime scene investigations (latent prints)