Iris recognition: an emerging biometric technology

This paper examines automated iris recognition as a biometrically based technology for personal identification and verification. The motivation for this endeavor stems from the observation that the human iris provides a particularly interesting structure on which to base a technology for noninvasive...

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Published inProceedings of the IEEE Vol. 85; no. 9; pp. 1348 - 1363
Main Author Wildes, R.P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.1997
Subjects
Biometrics
Blood vessels
Face detection
Face recognition
Fingerprint recognition
Humans
Iris recognition
Machine vision
Shape
Waveguide discontinuities
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Summary:This paper examines automated iris recognition as a biometrically based technology for personal identification and verification. The motivation for this endeavor stems from the observation that the human iris provides a particularly interesting structure on which to base a technology for noninvasive biometric assessment. In particular the biomedical literature suggests 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 machine vision system. The body of this paper details issues in the design and operation of such systems. For the sake of illustration, extant systems are described in some amount of detail.
ISSN:0018-9219
1558-2256
DOI:10.1109/5.628669