The intelligent fingerprint authentication system SecureFinger

Highly accurate AFIS(Automated Fingerprint Identification System) of NEC was developed in 1982 and many systems have been installed for law enforcement offices in the world. The fingerprint feature extraction and comparison algorithm used in the AFIS were modified and adjusted so as to permit authentication of individual identity. Three kinds of peripheral units, mobile PC-embedded-model, SDK (Software Development Kit) were developed. As the hardware module in the unit and model employs an MPU (Microprocessor Unit) for authentication (image capturing, feature extraction and comparison), each unit and model is an intelligent type which has all functions in one hardware module for fingerprint authentication. This fingerprint authentication system is called SecureFinger.