Method for assisting in making a decision on biometric data
US8515971B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F18/254
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for assisting a user in making a decision to compare biometric data of an individual with data from a database relating to a large number of individuals, and biometric data is acquired for an individual concerned, that this data is encoded, that the data items are compared in pairs with corresponding data from the database, that, for each comparison score the duplicate occurrence frequency/non-duplicate occurrence frequency ration is established, that the product of all the available ratios is calculated, that this product is standardized, that the standardized ratio is compared to a pre-set threshold, that the values greater than the pre-set threshold are kept and that this result is submitted to the user for him to validate it as appropriate.
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