A system for automated iris recognition

Author

Wildes, R.P. ; Asmuth, J.C. ; Green, G.L. ; Hsu, S.C. ; Kolczynski, R.J. ; Matey, J.R. ; McBride, S.E.

Author_Institution

David Sarnoff Res. Center, Princeton, NJ, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

5-7 Dec 1994

Firstpage

121

Lastpage

128

Abstract

This paper describes a prototype system for personnel verification based on automated iris recognition. The motivation for this endeavour stems from the observation that the human iris provides a particularly interesting structure on which to base a technology for noninvasive biometric measurement. In particular, it is known in the biomedical community that irises are as distinct as fingerprints or patterns of retinal blood vessels. Further, since the iris is an overt body its appearance is amenable to remote examination with the aid of a computer vision system. The body of this paper details the design and operation of such a system. Also presented are the results of an empirical study where the system exhibits flawless performance in the evaluation of 520 iris images

Keywords

biometrics (access control); computer vision; eye; automated iris recognition; computer vision; empirical study; noninvasive biometric measurement; personnel verification; prototype system; Biomedical measurements; Biometrics; Fingerprint recognition; Humans; Iris recognition; Particle measurements; Personnel; Prototypes; Retina; Waveguide discontinuities;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Applications of Computer Vision, 1994., Proceedings of the Second IEEE Workshop on

Conference_Location

Sarasota, FL

Print_ISBN

0-8186-6410-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACV.1994.341298

Filename

341298