• DocumentCode
    1143994
  • Title

    Biometric recognition: our hands, eyes, and faces give us away

  • Author

    Sims, Dave

  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1994
  • Firstpage
    14
  • Lastpage
    15
  • Abstract
    The author considers how there are a growing number of applications of automated fingerprint identification. He discusses several other biometric methods of identification, including hand, facial, and eye recognition. For some applications, these methods are better than fingerprint identification, since they require smaller data signatures, may cost less, and avoid the criminal stigma of fingerprinting.<>
  • Keywords
    authorisation; biometrics (access control); face recognition; automated fingerprint identification; biometric recognition; data signatures; eye recognition; face recognition; hand recognition; Airports; Biometrics; Costs; Eyes; Face recognition; Fingerprint recognition; Geometry; Image databases; Manufacturing; Spatial databases;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0272-1716
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/38.310718
  • Filename
    310718