MULTI-BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
An identification system for authenticating individuals may include enrolling an individual's iris images into a database for late comparison during an identification process. A security attendant may enroll the individual with a mobile device having an iris camera, which captures the individual's iris images. The attendant may also insert biographical information and a face image of the individual. When the individual may be authenticating by walking through a pedestrian lane having an iris camera identification system. The system captures the individual's iris images and compares them to previously enrolled iris images. A nearby security attendant may be alerted to individuals proceeding through a pedestrian lane who have not been previously enrolled.
1 . A method, comprising:
capturing at least one enrollment iris image of an individual with an iris camera;
enrolling the individual in an identification system;
capturing at least one identification iris image of the individual with the iris scanner; and
identifying the individual by comparing the at least one identification iris image with the at least one enrollment iris image in the identification system.
2 . The method of claim 1 , in which capturing at least one enrollment iris image comprises capturing at least two iris images for each of a left eye and a right eye of the individual.
3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising selecting at least two iris images for each of the left eye and the right eye of the individual according to at least one of a N-to-N enrollment manager, a non-filtering enrollment manager, and a score rank enrollment manager.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising capturing biographical data having at least one of a height, weight, eye color, hair color, and a face image before enrolling the individual in the identification system.
5 . The method of claim 1 , in which enrolling the individual in the identification system comprises:
comparing iris images already enrolled in the identification system to the at least one enrollment iris image;
when a match is found to an already enrolled iris image, updating the identification system with the at least one enrollment iris image; and
when no match is found to an already enrolled iris image, enrolling the individual as a new user to the identification system.
6 . The method of claim 1 , in which capturing the at least one enrollment iris image comprises capturing the at least one enrollment iris image with at least one of a mobile device and a pedestrian lane.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising authenticating the individual when the at least one identification iris image matches the at least one enrollment iris image.
8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising displaying biographical data on a display screen when the at least one identification iris image does not match the at least one enrollment iris image.
9 . The method of claim 7 , in which authenticating the individual comprises allowing entry across a border.
10 . A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium comprising:
code to receive at least one enrollment iris image for an individual;
code to enroll an individual by storing the at least one enrollment iris image in an identification database having a plurality of stored iris images;
code to receive an identification iris image from an iris scanner;
code to compare the identification iris image to the plurality of stored iris images;
code to display an authorized user message to an attendant when the identification iris image matches one of the plurality of stored iris images; and
code to display a failed authentication message to an attendant when the identification iris image does not match at least one of the plurality of stored iris images.
11 . The computer program product of claim 10 , in which the code to enroll the individual comprises code to store biographical data comprising at least one of height, weight, eye color, hair color, and a face image.
12 . The computer program product of claim 10 , in which the code to receive the at least one enrollment iris image for the individual comprises code to communicate with an iris camera through an interface.
13 . The computer program product of claim 10 , in which the code to enroll the individual comprises:
code for comparing the at least one enrollment iris image to the plurality of stored iris images; and
updating the plurality of stored iris images in the identification database when the at least one enrollment iris image matches one of the plurality of stored iris images.
14 . The computer program product of claim 10 , further comprising code to select a subset of the at least one enrollment iris images for enrolling in the identification database according to at least one of a N-to-N comparison algorithm, a non-filtering comparison, and a score ranking algorithm.
15 . The computer program product of claim 10 , in which the code to display an authorization message comprises code to display authorization to cross a country border.
16 . An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor and a memory device coupled to the at least one processor, in which the at least one processor is configured:
to receive at least one enrollment iris image for an individual;
to enroll an individual by storing the at least one enrollment iris image in an identification database having a plurality of stored iris images;
to receive an identification iris image from an iris scanner;
to compare the identification iris image to the plurality of stored iris images;
to display an authorized user message to an attendant when the identification iris image matches one of the plurality of stored iris images; and
to display a failed authentication message to an attendant when the identification iris image does not match at least one of the plurality of stored iris images.
17 . The apparatus of claim 16 , in which the at least one processor is further configured to store biographical data comprising at least one of height, weight, eye color, hair color, and a face image in the identification database.
18 . The apparatus of claim 16 , in which the at least one processor is further configured to communicate with an iris camera through an interface.
19 . The apparatus of claim 16 , in which the at least at least one processor is further configured to:
compare the at least one enrollment iris image to the plurality of stored iris images; and
update the plurality of stored iris images in the identification database when the at least one enrollment iris image matches one of the plurality of stored iris images.
20 . The apparatus of claim 15 , in which the at least one processor is further configured to select a subset of the at least one enrollment iris images for enrolling in the identification database according to at least one of a N-to-N comparison algorithm, a non-filtering comparison, and a score ranking algorithm.