Patent ID: 6993166
Filing Date: 2006-01-31
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A method for enrolling biometric images comprising the steps of: a) capturing a plurality of images for a user into a capture folder; b) selecting one of the plurality of images in said capture folder and removing said selected image from the capture folder to an enroll folder; c) comparing the selected image to each of the remaining images in the capture folder to generate a corresponding similarity score for each of the remaining images; d) determining whether any of the corresponding similarity scores are at least equal to a predetermined score threshold, and removing each said image having a corresponding similarity score at least equal to the predetermined score threshold from the capture folder to a delete folder; and e) determining whether there is at least one remaining image in the capture folder and if so selecting one of the remaining images and removing it to the enroll folder and repeating steps c) and d), wherein the enroll folder comprises at least two images that are dissimilar based on the predetermined score threshold, and the images in the enroll folder are used during a verification process.