Fingerprint Capture Technology
Standard fingerprinting techniques require a fingerprint technician to grasp an individual's hand and roll each finger across a fingerprint card or scanner. This technique takes several minutes, requires a trained technician, and does not capture an imprint of the side of the hand or the palm — two areas of the hand from which investigators often find prints at crime scenes. NIJ has funded researchers to develop, evaluate, and improve the way fingerprints are taken to address these problems.
Research and Development Projects
| Project Title | Awardee | Biometric Modalities | Amount | Award Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia University Identification Technology Research and Transition Center (CITeR-TRAC) | West Virginia University Research Corporation | Various | $1,000,000 | 2010-DD-BX-K037 |
| Mobile Fingerprint Capture | University of Massachusetts Lowell | Fingerprint, Palmprint | $456,992 | 2009-IJ-CX-K021 |
| West Virginia University Identification Technology Research and Transition Center | West Virginia University Research Corporation | Various | $1,000,000 | 2009-D1-BX-K105 |
| Fast Capture Fingerprint Device Evaluation | National Institute of Standards and Technology, Office of Law Enforcement Standards | Fingerprint, Palmprint | $500,000 | 2008-DN-R-121 |
| Multimodal Biometric Fusion With Predictive Quality Metrics | General Electric Company | Multimodal Fusion | $499,893 | 2007-MU-CX-K001 |
| Automatic Fingerprint Matching Using Extended Feature Set (pdf, 66 pages) | Michigan State University | Fingerprint | $393,168 | 2007-RG-CX-K183 |
| Application of Level 3 Matching to Latent Finger and Palmprints | Identix Incorporated, an L-1 Identity Solutions company | Fingerprint, Palmprint | $285,664 | 2007-RG-CX-K017 |
| Efficient, Field-Optimized, Multimodal Biometric System | International Biometric Group | Multimodal Fusion | $431,556 | 2005-IJ-CX-K059 |
| Fast Fingerprint Capture Technology to Capture Up to 10 Roll-Equivalent Fingerprints Within 15 Seconds | TBS North America, Inc. | Fingerprint | $3,576,535 | 2005-IJ-CX-K071 |
| Handshot ID: A Fast 3-D Imaging System for Capturing Fingerprints, Palmprints and Hand Geometry | Carnegie Mellon University | Fingerprint, Palmprint, Hand Geometry | $1,533,341 | 2005-IJ-CX-K046 |
| Fast Capture Fingerprint and Palmprint Technology | Smiths Detection, Inc. | Fingerprint, Palmprint | $1,800,597 | 2005-IJ-CX-K067 |
| Sensors, Surveillance and Biometrics Center of Excellence | Mantech Advanced Systems International, Inc. | Various | $2,000,000 | 2010-IJ-CX-K024 |
Date Modified: November 22, 2011
