21.6.1 Fingerprint Features, Minutiae, Ridges

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Application, Fingerprints. Minutiae. Ridge Detection.

Levi, G., Sirovich, F.,
Structural Description of Fingerprint Images,
IS(4), October 1972, pp. 327-355. BibRef 7210

Moayer, B., and Fu, K.S.,
A Tree System Approach for Fingerprint Pattern Recognition,
TC(25), No. 3, March 1976, pp. 262-274. BibRef 7603
And: Reprinted: PAMI(8), No. 3, May 1986, pp. 376-387. BibRef

Moayer, B., and Fu, K.S.,
A Syntactic Approach to Fingerprint Pattern Recognition,
PR(7), No. 1-2, June 1975, pp. 1-23.
WWW Version. BibRef 7506
And:
An Application of Stochastic Languages to Fingerprint Pattern Recognition,
PR(8), No. 3, July 1976, pp. 173-179.
WWW Version. BibRef

Rao, T.C.M.[T. C. Malleswara],
Feature extraction for fingerprint classification,
PR(8), No. 3, July 1976, pp. 181-192.
WWW Version. 0309 BibRef

Lin, W.C.[Wei-Chung], Dubes, R.C.[Richard C.],
A review of ridge counting in dermatoglyphics,
PR(16), No. 1, 1983, pp. 1-8.
WWW Version. 0309 BibRef

Bowles, R.E.[Ronald E.], Bowles, D.E.[David E.],
Pattern recognition system,
US_Patent4,525,859, 06/25/1985.
HTML Version. Line bifurcations and line endings of minutiae. BibRef 8506

Schiller, M.[Michael], Ginsberg, E.S.[Emmily S.],
Fingerprint verification method,
US_Patent4,581,760, 04/08/1986.
HTML Version. See also Matcher. BibRef 8604

Taylor, K.E.[Kenneth E.], Glickman, J.B.[Jeff B.],
Apparatus and method for matching image characteristics such as fingerprint minutiae,
US_Patent4,896,363, 01/23/1990.
HTML Version. based on distances between pairs of points. BibRef 9001

Hrechak, A.K.[Andrew K.], McHugh, J.A.[James A.],
Automated fingerprint recognition using structural matching,
PR(23), No. 8, 1990, pp. 893-904.
WWW Version. 0401 BibRef

Sherlock, B.G., Monro, D.M.,
A model for interpreting fingerprint topology,
PR(26), No. 7, July 1993, pp. 1047-1055.
WWW Version. 0401zero-pole model. BibRef

Maio, D.[Dario], Maltoni, D.[Davide],
Direct Gray-Scale Minutiae Detection in Fingerprints,
PAMI(19), No. 1, January 1997, pp. 27-40.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. 9702 BibRef
And:
A Structural Approach to Fingerprint Classification,
ICPR96(III: 578-585).
WWW Version. 9608 BibRef
Earlier:
Neural Network Based Minutiae Filtering in Fingerprints,
ICPR98(Vol II: 1654-1658).
WWW Version. 9808(Deis, Univ. di Bologna, I) Use ridge line following using the original gray scale images rather than the usual binarization step. Compares favorably with earlier approaches. BibRef

Maltoni, D.[Davide], Maio, D.[Dario],
Ridge-Line Density Estimation in Digital Images,
ICPR98(Vol I: 534-538).
WWW Version. 9808 BibRef

Cappelli, R., Lumini, A.[Alessandra], Maio, D.[Dario], Maltoni, D.,
Fingerprint Classification by Directional Image Partitioning,
PAMI(21), No. 5, May 1999, pp. 402-421.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. Generate a structural description of the fingerprint. BibRef 9905

Cappelli, R., Maio, D.[Dario], Lumini, A.[Alessandra], Maltoni, D.[Davide],
Fingerprint Image Reconstruction from Standard Templates,
PAMI(29), No. 9, September 2007, pp. 1489-1503.
WWW Version. 0709 BibRef

Farina, A.[Alessandro], Kovács-Vajna, Z.M.[Zsolt M.], Leone, A.[Alberto],
Fingerprint minutiae extraction from skeletonized binary images,
PR(32), No. 5, May 1999, pp. 877-889.
WWW Version. BibRef 9905

Kovács-Vajna, Z.M.[Zsolt Miklos],
A Fingerprint Verification System Based on Triangular Matching and Dynamic Time Warping,
PAMI(22), No. 11, November 2000, pp. 1266-1276.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. 0012Triangular matching to account for deformations due to different acquisition method. For online minutiae matching system. BibRef

Kovács-Vajna, Z.M., Rovatti, R., Frazzoni, M.,
Fingerprint ridge distance computation methodologies,
PR(33), No. 1, January 2000, pp. 69-80.
WWW Version. 0005 BibRef

Abutaleb, A.S., Kamel, M.,
A Genetic Algorithm for the Estimation of Ridges in Fingerprints,
IP(8), No. 8, August 1999, pp. 1134-1139.
WWW Version. BibRef 9908

Jiang, X.D.[Xu-Dong], Yau, W.Y.[Wei-Yun], Ser, W.[Wee],
Detecting the Fingerprint Minutiae by Adaptive Tracing the Gray-Level Ridge,
PR(34), No. 5, May 2001, pp. 999-1013.
WWW Version. 0102 BibRef
Earlier:
Minutiae Extraction by Adaptive Tracing the Gray Level Ridge of the Fingerprint Image,
ICIP99(II:852-856).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. BibRef

Jiang, X.,
Fingerprint Image Ridge Frequency Estimation by Higher Order Spectrum,
ICIP00(Vol I: 462-465).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0008 BibRef

Chen, T.P.[Tai Pang], Jiang, X.D.[Xu-Dong], Yau, W.Y.[Wei Yun],
Fingerprint image quality analysis B,
ICIP04(II: 1253-1256).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Lim, E.[Eyung], Jiang, X.D.[Xu-Dong], Yau, W.Y.[Wei-Yun],
Fingerprint quality and validity analysis,
ICIP02(I: 469-472).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0210 BibRef

Yau, W.Y.[Wei Yun], Chen, T.P.[Tai Pang], Morguet, P.[Peter],
Benchmarking of Fingerprint Sensors,
BioAW04(89-99).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Chang, J.H.[Jeng-Horng], Fan, K.C.[Kuo-Chin],
Fingerprint ridge allocation in direct gray-scale domain,
PR(34), No. 10, October 2001, pp. 1907-1925.
WWW Version. 0108 BibRef

Lee, C.J.[Chih-Jen], Wang, S.D.[Sheng-D.],
Fingerprint feature reduction by principal Gabor basis function,
PR(34), No. 11, November 2001, pp. 2245-2248.
WWW Version. 0108 BibRef

Bolle, R.M., Colville, S.E., Pankanti, S.,
System and Method for Determining Ridge Counts in Fingerprint Image Processing,
US_Patent6,111,978, 2000.
WWW Version. BibRef 0001

Senior, A.W.[Andrew W.],
A Combination Fingerprint Classifier,
PAMI(23), No. 10, October 2001, pp. 1165-1174.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. 0110Use HMM and decision trees to recognize ridge structure. Achieve any level of accuracy at expense of time. BibRef

Chang, J.H.[Jeng-Horng], Fan, K.C.[Kuo-Chin],
A new model for fingerprint classification by ridge distribution sequences,
PR(35), No. 6, June 2002, pp. 1209-1223.
WWW Version. 0203 BibRef

Bazen, A.M.[Asker M.], Gerez, S.H.[Sabih H.],
Fingerprint matching by thin-plate spline modelling of elastic deformations,
PR(36), No. 8, August 2003, pp. 1859-1867.
WWW Version. 0304 BibRef
Earlier:
Elastic minutiae matching by means of thin-plate spline models,
ICPR02(II: 985-988).
WWW Version. 0211 BibRef

Tan, X.[Xuejun], Bhanu, B.[Bir],
A robust two step approach for fingerprint identification,
PRL(24), No. 13, September 2003, pp. 2127-2134.
WWW Version. 0307 BibRef
Earlier:
Robust fingerprint identification,
ICIP02(I: 277-280).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0210 BibRef

Bhanu, B.[Bir], Tan, X.[Xuejun],
Fingerprint indexing based on novel features of minutiae triplets,
PAMI(25), No. 5, May 2003, pp. 616-622.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0304 BibRef
Earlier:
A Triplet Based Approach for Indexing of Fingerprint Database for Identification,
AVBPA01(205).
HTML Version. 0310 BibRef
And:
Learned Templates for Feature Extraction in Fingerprint Images,
CVPR01(II:591-596).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0110Use features of the triangles formed by the triplets. BibRef

Bhanu, B., Boshra, M., Tan, X.,
Logical Templates for Feature Extraction in Fingerprint Images,
ICPR00(Vol II: 846-850).
WWW Version.
HTML Version. 0009 BibRef

Tan, X.[Xuejun], Bhanu, B.[Bir],
Fingerprint matching by genetic algorithms,
PR(39), No. 3, March 2006, pp. 465-477.
WWW Version. 0601 BibRef
Earlier:
Fingerprint verification using genetic algorithms,
WACV02(79-83).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0303 BibRef

Tan, X.[Xuejun], Bhanu, B., Lin, Y.Q.[Ying-Qiang],
Fingerprint classification based on learned features,
SMC-C(35), No. 3, August 2005, pp. 287-300.
WWW Version. 0508 BibRef

He, Y.[Yuliang], Tian, J.[Jie], Luo, X.[Xiping], Zhang, T.H.[Tang-Hui],
Image enhancement and minutiae matching in fingerprint verification,
PRL(24), No. 9-10, June 2003, pp. 1349-1360.
WWW Version. 0304 BibRef

He, X., Tian, J., Li, L., He, Y., Yang, X.,
Modeling and Analysis of Local Comprehensive Minutia Relation for Fingerprint Matching,
SMC-B(37), No. 5, October 2007, pp. 1204-1211.
WWW Version. 0711 BibRef

Luo, X.[Xiping], Tian, J.[Jie],
Knowledge Based Fingerprint Image Enhancement,
ICPR00(Vol IV: 783-786).
WWW Version.
HTML Version. 0009 BibRef

Luo, X.P.[Xi-Ping], Tian, J.[Jie], Wu, Y.,
A Minutia Matching Algorithm in Fingerprint Verification,
ICPR00(Vol IV: 833-836).
WWW Version.
HTML Version. 0009 BibRef

He, Y.[Yuliang], Tian, J.[Jie], Ren, Q.[Qun], Yang, X.[Xin],
Maximum-Likelihood Deformation Analysis of Different-Sized Fingerprints,
AVBPA03(421-428).
HTML Version. 0310 BibRef

Ren, Q.[Qun], Tian, J.[Jie], He, Y.[Yuliang], Cheng, J.G.[Jian-Gang],
Automatic fingerprint identification using cluster algorithm,
ICPR02(II: 398-401).
WWW Version. 0211 BibRef

He, Y.[Yuliang], Tian, J.[Jie], Li, L.[Liang], Chen, H.[Hong], Yang, X.[Xin],
Fingerprint Matching Based on Global Comprehensive Similarity,
PAMI(28), No. 6, June 2006, pp. 850-862.
WWW Version. 0605collect pairs of minutia with texture information. Then ridge based features. BibRef

Chen, X.[Xinjian], Tian, J.[Jie], Yang, X.[Xin],
A New Algorithm for Distorted Fingerprints Matching Based on Normalized Fuzzy Similarity Measure,
IP(15), No. 3, March 2006, pp. 767-776.
WWW Version. 0604 BibRef
Earlier:
A Novel Algorithm for Distorted Fingerprint Matching Based on Fuzzy Features Match,
AVBPA05(665).
WWW Version. 0509 BibRef
Earlier:
A Matching Algorithm Based on Local Topologic Structure,
ICIAR04(I: 360-367).
WWW Version. 0409 BibRef

Shi, P.[Peng], Tian, J.[Jie], Xie, W.H.[Wei-Hua], Yang, X.[Xin],
Fast Fingerprint Matching Based on the Novel Structure Combining the Singular Point with Its Neighborhood Minutiae,
CIARP06(804-813).
WWW Version. 0611 BibRef

Cheng, J.G.[Jian-Gang], Tian, J.[Jie], Chen, H.[Hong],
Fingerprint Minutiae Matching with Orientation and Ridge,
ICBA04(351-358).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Chen, H.[Hong], Tian, J.[Jie], Yang, X.[Xin],
Fingerprint Matching with Registration Pattern Inspection,
AVBPA03(327-334).
HTML Version. 0310 BibRef

Zhang, T.H.[Tang-Hui], Tian, J.[Jie], He, Y.[Yuliang], Cheng, J.G.[Jian-Gang], Yang, X.[Xin],
Fingerprint Alignment Using Similarity Histogram,
AVBPA03(854-861).
HTML Version. 0310 BibRef

Simon-Zorita, D., Ortega-Garcia, J., Fierrez-Aguilar, J., Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J.,
Image quality and position variability assessment in minutiae-based fingerprint verification,
VISP(150), No. 6, December 2003, pp. 402-408.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0402 BibRef

Simon-Zorita, D., Ortega-Garcia, J., Sanchez-Asenjo, M., Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J.,
Facing Position Variability in Minutiae-Based Fingerprint Verification through Multiple References and Score Normalization Techniques,
AVBPA03(214-223).
HTML Version. 0310 BibRef
And:
Minutiae-based enhanced fingerprint verification assessment relaying on image quality factors,
ICIP03(II: 891-894).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0312 BibRef

Shah, S., Sastry, P.S.,
Fingerprint Classification Using a Feedback-Based Line Detector,
SMC-B(34), No. 1, February 2004, pp. 85-94.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0403into one of the five classes: Arch, Left loop, Right loop, Whorl, and Tented arch. BibRef

Yager, N.[Neil], Amin, A.[Adnan],
Fingerprint Matching Based on Minutiae Features: A Review,
PAA(7), 2004, pp. 94-113. BibRef 0400

Park, C.H.[Cheong Hee], Park, H.S.[Hae-Sun],
Fingerprint classification using fast Fourier transform and nonlinear discriminant analysis,
PR(38), No. 4, April 2005, pp. 495-503.
WWW Version. 0501 See also comparison of generalized linear discriminant analysis algorithms, A. BibRef

Nagaty, K.A.[Khaled Ahmed],
An adaptive hybrid energy-based fingerprint matching technique,
IVC(23), No. 5, 1 May 2005, pp. 491-500.
WWW Version. 0501 BibRef

Jea, T.Y.[Tsai-Yang], Govindaraju, V.[Venu],
A minutia-based partial fingerprint recognition system,
PR(38), No. 10, October 2005, pp. 1672-1684.
WWW Version. 0508 BibRef

Allah, M.M.A.[Mohamed Mostafa Abd],
A Novel Line Pattern Algorithm for Embedded Fingerprint Authentication System,
GVIP(05), No. V3, 2005, pp. xx-yy
HTML Version. BibRef 0500

Jie, Y.[Ying], Fang, Y.Y.[Yuan Yi], Renjie, Z.[Zhang], Qifa, S.[Song],
Fingerprint minutiae matching algorithm for real time system,
PR(39), No. 1, January 2006, pp. 143-146.
WWW Version. 0512 BibRef

Shi, Z.[Zhixin], Govindaraju, V.[Venu],
A chaincode based scheme for fingerprint feature extraction,
PRL(27), No. 5, 1 April 2006, pp. 462-468.
WWW Version. Fingerprint; Minutiae; Features extraction; Biometrics; Chaincode 0604 BibRef

Govindaraju, V.[Venu], Shi, Z.[Zhixin], Schneider, J.[John],
Feature Extraction Using a Chaincoded Contour Representation of Fingerprint Images,
AVBPA03(268-275).
HTML Version. 0310 BibRef

Shin, J.H.[Jung-Hwan], Hwang, H.Y.[Hui-Yeoun], Chien, S.I.[Sung-Il],
Detecting fingerprint minutiae by run length encoding scheme,
PR(39), No. 6, June 2006, pp. 1140-1154.
WWW Version. 0604Run length encoding BibRef

Gu, J., Zhou, J., Yang, C.,
Fingerprint Recognition by Combining Global Structure and Local Cues,
IP(15), No. 7, July 2006, pp. 1952-1964.
WWW Version. 0606 BibRef

Feng, J.[Jianjiang], Ouyang, Z.[Zhengyu], Cai, A.[Anni],
Fingerprint matching using ridges,
PR(39), No. 11, November 2006, pp. 2131-2140.
WWW Version. 0608Ridge matching; Curve matching; Alignment; Dynamic programming BibRef

Feng, J.[Jianjiang], Cai, A.[Anni],
Fingerprint Indexing Using Ridge Invariants,
ICPR06(IV: 433-436).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef
And:
Fingerprint Representation and Matching in Ridge Coordinate System,
ICPR06(IV: 485-488).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef

Ouyang, Z.[Zhengyu], Feng, J.[Jianjiang], Su, F.[Fei], Cai, A.[Anni],
Fingerprint Matching With Rotation-Descriptor Texture Features,
ICPR06(IV: 417-420).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef

Feng, J.[Jianjiang], Ouyang, Z.[Zhengyu], Su, F.[Fei], Cai, A.[Anni],
An Exact Ridge Matching Algorithm for Fingerprint Verification,
IWBRS05(103).
WWW Version. 0601 BibRef

Feng, J.[Jianjiang],
Combining minutiae descriptors for fingerprint matching,
PR(41), No. 1, January 2008, pp. 342-352.
WWW Version. 0710Descriptor; Minutiae matching; Matching score; Alignment; Fingerprint BibRef

Xie, X.H.[Xiao-Hui], Su, F.[Fei], Cai, A.[Anni],
Ridge-Based Fingerprint Recognition,
ICB06(273-279).
WWW Version. 0601 BibRef

Xie, X.H.[Xiao-Hui], Su, F.[Fei], Cai, A.[Anni], Sun, J.[Jing'ao],
A Robust Fingerprint Minutiae Matching Algorithm Based on the Support Model,
ICBA04(316-323).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Meenen, P.[Peter], Ashrafi, A.[Ashkan], Adhami, R.[Reza],
The utilization of a Taylor series-based transformation in fingerprint verification,
PRL(27), No. 14, 15 October 2006, pp. 1606-1618.
WWW Version. 0609Non-linear distortion; Image transformation; Ridge matching; Pore matching BibRef

Benhammadi, F., Amirouche, M.N., Hentous, H., Bey Beghdad, K., Aissani, M.,
Fingerprint matching from minutiae texture maps,
PR(40), No. 1, January 2007, pp. 189-197.
WWW Version. 0611Minutiae texture matching; Hybrid fingerprint matching; Gabor filter BibRef

Benhammadi, F.[Farid], Hentous, H.[Hamid], Bey-Beghdad, K.[Kadda], Aissani, M.[Mohamed],
Fingerprint Matching Using Minutiae Coordinate Systems,
IbPRIA05(II:529).
WWW Version. 0509 BibRef

Jain, A.K.[Anil K.], Chen, Y.[Yi], Demirkus, M.[Meltem],
Pores and Ridges: High-Resolution Fingerprint Matching Using Level 3 Features,
PAMI(29), No. 1, January 2007, pp. 15-27.
WWW Version. 0701 BibRef
Earlier:
Pores and Ridges: Fingerprint Matching Using Level 3 Features,
ICPR06(IV: 477-480).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef

Zhao, F.[Feng], Tang, X.[Xiaoou],
Preprocessing and postprocessing for skeleton-based fingerprint minutiae extraction,
PR(40), No. 4, April 2007, pp. 1270-1281.
WWW Version. 0701Biometrics; Bug pixel; Duality; Fingerprint minutiae extraction; H-point See also Minutiae-based Fingerprint Matching Using Subset Combination. BibRef

Sha, L.F.[Li-Feng], Zhao, F.[Feng], Tang, X.[Xiaoou],
Improved fingercode for filterbank-based fingerprint matching,
ICIP03(II: 895-898).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0312 BibRef

Wang, Y.[Yi], Hu, J.K.[Jian-Kun], Phillips, D.[Damien],
A Fingerprint Orientation Model Based on 2D Fourier Expansion (FOMFE) and Its Application to Singular-Point Detection and Fingerprint Indexing,
PAMI(29), No. 4, April 2007, pp. 573-585.
WWW Version. 0703does not extract points directly. Works for noisy images. BibRef

Ross, A.[Arun], Shah, J.[Jidnya], Jain, A.K.[Anil K.],
From Template to Image: Reconstructing Fingerprints from Minutiae Points,
PAMI(29), No. 4, April 2007, pp. 544-560.
WWW Version. 0703Challenge the notion that the minutiae points do not reveal the fingerprint. Three levels of information about the parent fingerprint can be elicited from the minutiae template alone: orientation field information; the class or type information; and the friction ridge structure. Reconstructed ridge structure is similar to original. BibRef

Wang, X.C.[Xu-Chui], Li, J.W.[Jian-Wei], Niu, Y.M.[Yan-Min],
Definition and extraction of stable points from fingerprint images,
PR(40), No. 6, June 2007, pp. 1804-1815.
WWW Version. 0704Fingerprint; Singular points; Zone Could-be-in; Stable points; FingerCode BibRef

Wang, X.C.[Xu-Chui], Li, J.W.[Jian-Wei], Niu, Y.M.[Yan-Min],
Fingerprint matching using OrientationCodes and PolyLines,
PR(40), No. 11, November 2007, pp. 3164-3177.
WWW Version. 0707Fingerprint matching; Orientation pattern; Ridge representation; Minutiae; Alignment and pairing; Feature fusion BibRef

Wang, X.C.[Xu-Chui], Li, J.W.[Jian-Wei], Niu, Y.M.[Yan-Min], Chen, W.M.[Wei-Min], Wang, W.[Wei],
Extraction of Stable Points from Fingerprint Images Using Zone Could-be-in Theorem,
ICB06(251-257).
WWW Version. 0601 BibRef
Earlier:
Adaptive Fingerprint Enhancement by Combination of Quality Factor and Quantitative Filters,
IWBRS05(111).
WWW Version. 0601 BibRef

Wang, W.[Wei], Li, J.W.[Jian-Wei], Chen, W.M.[Wei-Min],
Fingerprint Minutiae Matching Based on Coordinate System Bank and Global Optimum Alignment,
ICPR06(IV: 401-404).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef

Lee, C., Choi, J.Y., Toh, K.A., Lee, S., Kim, J.,
Alignment-Free Cancelable Fingerprint Templates Based on Local Minutiae Information,
SMC-B(37), No. 4, August 2007, pp. 980-992.
WWW Version. 0707 BibRef

Lee, D.J.[Dong-Jae], Choi, K.T.[Kyoung-Taek], Lee, S.H.[Sang-Hoon], Kim, J.H.[Jai-Hie],
Fingerprint Fusion Based on Minutiae and Ridge for Enrollment,
AVBPA03(478-485).
HTML Version. 0310 BibRef

Choi, K.T.[Kyoung-Taek], Choi, H.S.[Hee-Seung], Kim, J.H.[Jai-Hie],
Fingerprint Mosaicking by Rolling and Sliding,
AVBPA05(260).
WWW Version. 0509 BibRef

Choi, K.T.[Kyoung-Taek], Lee, D.J.[Dong-Jae], Lee, S.H.[Sang-Hoon], Kim, J.H.[Jai-Hie],
An Improved Fingerprint Indexing Algorithm Based on the Triplet Approach,
AVBPA03(584-591).
HTML Version. 0310 BibRef

Wang, L.[Lin], Dai, M.[Mo],
Application of a new type of singular points in fingerprint classification,
PRL(28), No. 13, 1 October 2007, pp. 1640-1650.
WWW Version. 0709Fingerprint classification; Core; Delta; Gaussian-Hermite moments; Detection of singular points; NIST-4 BibRef

Lumini, A.[Alessandra], Nanni, L.[Loris],
Two-class fingerprint matcher,
PR(39), No. 4, April 2006, pp. 714-716.
WWW Version. 0604Two-class problem; Support vector machines See also clustering method for automatic biometric template selection, A. BibRef

Lumini, A.[Alessandra], Nanni, L.[Loris],
Advanced methods for two-class pattern recognition problem formulation for minutiae-based fingerprint verification,
PRL(29), No. 1, 15 January 2008, pp. 142-148.
WWW Version. 0711Fingerprint verification; Minutiae-based matcher; Support vector machine BibRef

Nanni, L.[Loris], Lumini, A.[Alessandra],
A hybrid wavelet-based fingerprint matcher,
PR(40), No. 11, November 2007, pp. 3146-3151.
WWW Version. 0707Fingerprint matching; Hybrid approach; Image based; Minutiae registration BibRef

Miao, D.Q.[Duo-Qian], Tang, Q.S.[Qing-Shi], Fu, W.J.[Wen-Jie],
Fingerprint minutiae extraction based on principal curves,
PRL(28), No. 16, December 2007, pp. 2184-2189.
WWW Version. 0711Principal curves; Fingerprint; Minutiae; Minutiae extraction BibRef

Fronthaler, H.[Hartwig], Kollreider, K.[Klaus], Bigun, J.[Josef],
Local Features for Enhancement and Minutiae Extraction in Fingerprints,
IP(17), No. 3, March 2008, pp. 354-363.
WWW Version. 0802 BibRef
Earlier:
Local Feature Extraction in Fingerprints by Complex Filtering,
IWBRS05(77).
WWW Version. 0601 BibRef


Chang, E.C.[Ee-Chien], Roy, S.[Sujoy],
Robust Extraction of Secret Bits from Minutiae,
ICB07(750-759).
WWW Version. 0708 BibRef

Arakala, A.[Arathi], Jeffers, J.[Jason], Horadam, K.J.,
Fuzzy Extractors for Minutiae-Based Fingerprint Authentication,
ICB07(760-769).
WWW Version. 0708 BibRef

Chen, J.S.[Jian-Sheng], Chan, F.[Fai], Moon, Y.S.[Yiu-Sang],
Fingerprint Matching with Minutiae Quality Score,
ICB07(663-672).
WWW Version. 0708 BibRef

Zhang, Y.Y.[Yang-Yang], Yang, X.[Xin], Su, Q.[Qi], Tian, J.[Jie],
Fingerprint Recognition Based on Combined Features,
ICB07(281-289).
WWW Version. 0708 BibRef

Montesanto, A., Baldassarri, P., Vallesi, G., Tascini, G.,
Fingerprints Recognition Using Minutiae Extraction: a Fuzzy Approach.,
CIAP07(229-234).
WWW Version. 0709 BibRef

Kanak, A.[Alper], Sogukpnar, I.[Ibrahim],
Fingerprint Hardening with Randomly Selected Chaff Minutiae,
CAIP07(383-390).
WWW Version. 0708 BibRef

Lindoso, A.[Almudena], Entrena, L.[Luis], Liu-Jimenez, J.[Judith],
Wavelet-Based Fingerprint Region Selection,
CAIP07(391-398).
WWW Version. 0708 BibRef

Danev, B.[Boris], Kamei, T.[Toshio],
Spectral Eigenfeatures for Effective DP Matching in Fingerprint Recognition,
CAIP07(809-816).
WWW Version. 0708 BibRef

Yang, L.M.[Li-Min], Yang, J.[Jie], Wu, H.T.[Hong-Tao],
Fingerprint Matching Based on Octantal Nearest-Neighbor Structure and Core Points,
ICCVGIP06(931-940).
WWW Version. 0612 BibRef

Wei, H.L.[Hong-Lei], Guo, M.[Mingen], Ou, Z.Y.[Zong-Ying],
Fingerprint Verification Based on Multistage Minutiae Matching,
ICPR06(II: 1058-1061).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef

Xu, W.Q.[Wen-Quan], Chen, X.G.[Xiao-Guang], Feng, J.[Jufu],
A Robust Fingerprint Matching Approach: Growing and Fusing of Local Structures,
ICB07(134-143).
WWW Version. 0708 BibRef

Feng, Y.S.[Yan-Song], Feng, J.[Jufu], Chen, X.G.[Xiao-Guang], Song, Z.[Zhen],
A Novel Fingerprint Matching Scheme Based on Local Structure Compatibility,
ICPR06(IV: 374-377).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef

Cantoni, V.[Virginio], Lombardi, L.[Luca], Lombardi, P.[Paolo],
Most minutiae-based matching algorithms confront,
ICPR06(IV: 378-385).
WWW Version. 0609distortions from missing data. BibRef

Zhao, D.Q.[De-Qun], Su, F.[Fei], Cai, A.N.[An-Ni],
Fingerprint Registration Using Minutia Clusters and Centroid Structure,
ICPR06(IV: 413-416).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef

Kwon, D.J.[Dong-Jin], Yun, I.D.[Il Dong], Lee, S.U.[Sang Uk],
A Robust Warping Method for Fingerprint Matching,
Biometrics07(1-6).
WWW Version. 0706 BibRef

Kwon, D.J.[Dong-Jin], Yun, I.D.[Il Dong], Kim, D.H.[Duck Hoon], Lee, S.U.[Sang Uk],
Fingerprint Matching Method Using Minutiae Clustering and Warping,
ICPR06(IV: 525-528).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef

Sano, E.[Emiko], Maeda, T.[Takuji], Nakamura, T.[Takahiro], Shikai, M.[Masahiro], Sakata, K.[Koji], Matsushita, M.[Masahito], Sasakawa, K.[Koichi],
Fingerprint Authentication Device Based on Optical Characteristics Inside a Finger,
Biometrics06(27).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef

Chen, J.S.[Jian-Sheng], Moon, Y.S.[Yiu-Sang],
A Minutiae-based Fingerprint Individuality Model,
CVPR07(1-7).
WWW Version. 0706 BibRef
Earlier:
A Statistical Evaluation Model for Minutiae-Based Automatic Fingerprint Verification Systems,
ICB06(236-243).
WWW Version. 0601 BibRef

Zhan, X.S.[Xiao-Si], Sun, Z.[Zhaocai], Yin, Y.L.[Yi-Long], Chu, Y.[Yayun],
Fingerprint Ridge Distance Estimation: Algorithms and the Performance,
ICB06(294-301).
WWW Version. 0601 BibRef

Chikkerur, S.[Sharat], Pankanti, S.[Sharath], Jea, A.[Alan], Ratha, N.K.[Nalini K.], Bolle, R.M.[Ruud M.],
Fingerprint Representation Using Localized Texture Features,
ICPR06(IV: 521-524).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef

Wu, C.[Chaohong], Tulyakov, S.[Sergey], Govindaraju, V.[Venu],
Robust Point-Based Feature Fingerprint Segmentation Algorithm,
ICB07(1095-1103).
WWW Version. 0708 BibRef

Chikkerur, S.[Sharat], Govindaraju, V.[Venu], Pankanti, S.[Sharath], Bolle, R.M.[Ruud M.], Ratha, N.K.[Nalini K.],
Novel Approaches for Minutiae Verification in Fingerprint Images,
WACV05(I: 111-116).
WWW Version. 0502 BibRef

Chikkerur, S.[Sharat], Cartwright, A.N.[Alexander N.], Govindaraju, V.[Venu],
K-plet and Coupled BFS: A Graph Based Fingerprint Representation and Matching Algorithm,
ICB06(309-315).
WWW Version. 0601 BibRef

Chikkerur, S.[Sharat], Wu, C.H.[Chao-Hang], Govindaraju, V.[Venu],
A Systematic Approach for Feature Extraction in Fingerprint Images,
ICBA04(344-350).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Edwards, M.B., Torrens, G.E., Bhamra, T.A.,
The Use of Fingerprint Contact Area for Biometric Identification,
ICB06(341-347).
WWW Version. 0601 BibRef

Jia, J.[Jia], Cai, L.H.[Lian-Hong],
A TSVM-Based Minutiae Matching Approach for Fingerprint Verification,
IWBRS05(85).
WWW Version. 0601 BibRef

Ohtsuka, T., Kondo, A.,
A New Approach to Detect Core and Delta of the Fingerprint Using Extended Relational Graph,
ICIP05(III: 249-252).
WWW Version. 0512 BibRef

Gamassi, M., Piuri, V., Scotti, F.,
Fingerprint local analysis for high-performance Minutiae extraction,
ICIP05(III: 265-268).
WWW Version. 0512 BibRef

Deng, H.[Huimin], Huo, Q.[Qiang],
Minutiae Matching Based Fingerprint Verification Using Delaunay Triangulation and Aligned-Edge-Guided Triangle Matching,
AVBPA05(270).
WWW Version. 0509 BibRef

Kim, D.H.[Dong-Hun],
Minutiae Quality Scoring and Filtering Using a Neighboring Ridge Structural Analysis on a Thinned Fingerprint Image,
AVBPA05(674).
WWW Version. 0509 BibRef

Yu, K.D.[Kyung Deok], Na, S.[Sangsin], Choi, T.Y.[Tae Young],
A Fingerprint Matching Algorithm Based on Radial Structure and a Structure-Rewarding Scoring Strategy,
AVBPA05(656).
WWW Version. 0509 BibRef

Liu, M.H.[Man-Hua], Jiang, X.D.[Xu-Dong], Kot, A.C.[Alex Chichung],
Efficient fingerprint search based on database clustering,
PR(40), No. 6, June 2007, pp. 1793-1803.
WWW Version. 0704 BibRef
Fingerprint Retrieval by Complex Filter Responses,
ICPR06(I: 1042).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef
Earlier: A2, A1, A3:
Reference point detection for fingerprint recognition,
ICPR04(I: 540-543).
WWW Version. 0409 BibRef
And:
Fingerprint Reference Point Detection,
ICBA04(272-279).
WWW Version. 0505Fingerprint identification; Fingerprint search; Biometrics; Fingerprint classification; Orientation field BibRef

Parziale, G.[Giuseppe], Niel, A.[Albert],
A Fingerprint Matching Using Minutiae Triangulation,
ICBA04(241-248).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Zhan, X.S.[Xiao-Si], Sun, Z.C.[Zhao-Cai], Yin, Y.L.[Yi-Long], Chen, Y.[Yun],
Fingerprint Image Segmentation Method Based on MCMC&GA,
CIAP05(391-398).
WWW Version. 0509 BibRef

Wahab, A., Tan, E.C., Jonatan, A.,
Direct Gray-Scale Minutiae Extraction,
ICBA04(280-286).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Zhou, J.[Jie], Wu, C.Y.[Chen-Yu], Bian, Z.[Zhaoqi], Zhang, D.[David],
Improving Fingerprint Recognition Based on Crease Detection,
ICBA04(287-293).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Ratha, N.K.[Nalini K.], Connell, J.H.[Jonathan H.], Bolle, R.M.[Ruud M.],
An Analysis of Minutiae Matching Strength,
AVBPA01(223).
HTML Version. 0310 BibRef

Kitiyanan, N., Havlicek, J.P.,
Modulation domain reference point detection for fingerprint recognition,
Southwest04(147-151).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0411 BibRef

Tan, X.[Xuejun], Bhanu, B.[Bir], Lin, Y.Q.[Ying-Qiang],
Learning Features for Fingerprint Classification,
AVBPA03(318-326).
HTML Version. 0310 BibRef

Wu, C.Y.[Chen-Yu], Zhou, J.[Jie], Bian, Z.Q.[Zhao-Qi], Rong, G.[Gang],
Robust crease detection in fingerprint images,
CVPR03(II: 505-510).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0307 BibRef

Ceguerra, A.V., Koprinska, I.,
Integrating local and global features in automatic fingerprint verification,
ICPR02(III: 347-350).
WWW Version. 0211 BibRef

Kim, S.[Seonjoo], Lee, D.J.[Dong-Jae], Kim, J.H.[Jai-Hie],
Algorithm for Detection and Elimination of False Minutiae in Fingerprint Images,
AVBPA01(235).
HTML Version. 0310 BibRef

Simon-Zorita, D., Ortega-Garcia, J., Cruz-Llanas, S., Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J.,
Minutiae Extraction Scheme for Fingerprint Recognition Systems,
ICIP01(III: 254-257).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0108 BibRef

Toh, K.A., Yau, W.Y., Jiang, X., Chen, T.P., Lu, J., Lim, E.,
Minutiae Data Synthesis for Fingerprint Identification Applications,
ICIP01(III: 262-265).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0108 BibRef

Jiang, X., Yau, W.Y.,
Fingerprint Minutiae Matching Based on the Local and Global Structures,
ICPR00(Vol II: 1038-1041).
WWW Version.
HTML Version. 0009 BibRef

Liu, J., Huang, Z., Chan, K.,
Direct Minutiae Extraction from Gray-level Fingerprint Image by Relationship Examination,
ICIP00(Vol II: 427-430).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0008 BibRef

Chapter on Face Recognition, Detection, Tracking, Gesture Recognition, Fingerprints, Biometrics continues in
Fingerprint Features, Ridges, Flow, Orientation Based .


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