Contactless fingerprint acquisition and processing

Abstract

A contactless fingerprint acquisition and processing method, includes detecting and acquiring an object image, converting the object image into a fingerprint image and at least one of identifying and verifying the fingerprint image.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A contactless fingerprint acquisition and processing method, comprising:
 detecting and acquiring an object image;   converting the object image into a fingerprint image; and   at least one of identifying and verifying the fingerprint image.   
     
     
         2 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein an object associated with the object image is an enrollment card. 
     
     
         3 . The method as claimed in  claim 2  further comprising enrolling a fingerprint image associated with the enrollment card. 
     
     
         4 . The method as claimed in  claim 3  further comprising generating a fingerprint template to store the fingerprint image associated with the enrollment card. 
     
     
         5 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein an object associated with the object image is at least one of a finger print and a palm print. 
     
     
         6 . The method as claimed in  claim 5  wherein identifying the fingerprint image comprises comparing the fingerprint image with previously stored fingerprints. 
     
     
         7 . The method as claimed in  claim 6  further comprising generating a matching score between the fingerprint image and the previously stored fingerprints. 
     
     
         8 . The method as claimed in  claim 5  wherein verifying the fingerprint image comprises comparing the fingerprint image with a previous fingerprint image associated with an individual presenting the object image. 
     
     
         9 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising adjusting focusing on the object image, wherein adjusting focusing on the image includes at least one of a multi-frame focus, a coded aperture focus, a focus trap and stereo deconvolution. 
     
     
         10 . A computer program product having a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for causing a computer to perform a contactless fingerprint acquisition and processing method, the method comprising:
 detecting and acquiring an object image;   converting the object image into a fingerprint image; and   at least one of identifying and verifying the fingerprint image.   
     
     
         11 . The computer program product as claimed in  claim 10  wherein an object associated with the object image is an enrollment card. 
     
     
         12 . The computer program product as claimed in  claim 11  further comprising enrolling a fingerprint image associated with the enrollment card. 
     
     
         13 . The computer program product as claimed in  claim 12  further comprising generating a fingerprint template to store the fingerprint image associated with the enrollment card. 
     
     
         14 . The computer program product as claimed in  claim 10  wherein an object associated with the objet image is at least one of a finger print and a palm print. 
     
     
         15 . The computer program product as claimed in  claim 14  wherein identifying the fingerprint image comprises comparing the fingerprint image with previously stored fingerprints. 
     
     
         16 . The computer program product as claimed in  claim 15  further comprising generating a matching score between the fingerprint image and the previously stored fingerprints. 
     
     
         17 . The computer program product as claimed in  claim 14  wherein verifying the fingerprint image comprises comparing the fingerprint image with a previous fingerprint image associated with an individual presenting the object image. 
     
     
         18 . The computer program product as claimed in  claim 10  further comprising adjusting focusing on the object image, wherein adjusting focusing on the image includes at least one of a multi-frame focus, a coded aperture focus, a focus trap and stereo deconvolution. 
     
     
         19 . A contactless fingerprint acquisition and processing system, comprising:
 a housing;   a processor disposed in the housing;   a detector assembly operatively coupled to the processor and configured to acquire fingerprint images; and   a process configured to
 detect and acquire an object image; 
 convert the object image to a fingerprint image; 
 enroll the fingerprint image; and 
 at least one of identifying and verifying the fingerprint image. 
   
     
     
         20 . The system as claimed in  claim 19  wherein the process is further configured to adjust focusing on the object image, wherein adjusting focusing on the image includes at least one of a multi-frame focus, a coded aperture focus, a focus trap and stereo deconvolution.