A COMPUTER ORIENTED SINGLE-FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (CLASSIC REPRINT)

Excerpt from A Computer Oriented Single-Fingerprint Identification SystemA procedure is described ior computing a set of numerical descriptors that identify a single fingerprint. The procedure starts with the X and Y coordinates and the individual directions of the minutiae (ridge endings and bifurcations) of a fingerprint impression. Sets of descriptors are computed corresponding to groups or constellations of these minutiae. Descriptors corresponding to various fingerprint impressions are stored on mag netic tapeo A fragment of a fingerprint impression such as occurs in a latent fingerprint may also be used.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works._,