AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT CLASSIFICATION/IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

An automated fingerpring classification and identification system (100) used to determine or verify the identity of an unknown person (108) by comparing one or more of the person's fingerprints to known fingerprints stored in a database (114). The components of the present invention include an apparatus and a method for automatically classifying and storing the fingerprints in the database according to Vucetich classification (102) and for limiting the search of the database to only those fingerprints that are of the same classification as the unknown fingerprint(s).