PRESENTED BY : DUA RAZACLASS IX

FINGER PRINT READERS

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FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION

•Among all the biometric techniques, fingerprint-based identification is the oldest method which has been successfully used in numerous applications. •Fingerprinting was first created by Dr. Henry Fault, a British surgeon.•Everyone is known to have unique, immutable fingerprints. •A fingerprint is made of a series of ridges and valleys on the surface of the finger.

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FINGERPRINT BIOMETRIC

•First used in China in 700 AD

•Proposed in Europe in 1858, implemented in Germany in 1903.

•Unique – So far no two prints from different fingers have been found that are identical

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FINGERPRINT READERS

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FINGERPRINT BIOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS• A fingerprint has many identification and

classification basics

• Fingerprint is the representation of the epidermis of a finger

• Set of (almost/often) parallel ridge lines

•Ridges produce local patterns

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APPLICATIONS

•Secure logins via keyboard modules

•User identification at kiosks

•Biometric door locks

•Credit card security

•Weapon activation

•Theft protection