Automated coincident sequencing for fingerprint verification

The increasing need for security in present day society has generated considerable interest in the use of biometrics. This has renewed research in the area of automatic fingerprint recognition and the related computer technology capable of coping with the complex nature and speed requirements of the task. Due to the complexity of the problem, there has been limited success in obtaining a satisfactory sytem. In this paper, a high speed and low cost system for scanning, identifying and coding fingerprints is described. The system automates the manual method for the positive identification of fingerprints using a technique called coincident sequencing which is legally and internationally accepted