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Manual To Fingerprint SDK Disp PDF
Manual To Fingerprint SDK Disp PDF
A DigitalPersona, Inc.
White Paper
July 2007
DigitalPersona, Inc.
1+ 650.474.4000
www.digitalpersona.com
Table of Contents
1. Type
There are several types of minutia points. The most
common are ridge endings and ridge bifurcations.
2. ARCH Ridge Ending occurs when a ridge ends
The arch pattern is a more open curve than the
abruptly.
loop. There are two types of arch patterns the
plain arch and the tented arch.
Ridge Bifurcation the point at which a ridge
divides into branches.
1901 Scotland Yard adopted the Galton-Henry DigitalPersona has strategic relationships with
fingerprint identification system, an market-leading manufacturers and resellers
adaptation of Galtons observations by Sir including Microsoft and GTSI Corp. DigitalPersona
Edward Henry, chief commissioner of the Pro, the company's flagship turnkey security
London metropolitan police. solution for enterprise authentication, is used by
leading organizations such as NASDAQ, Sutter
1903 The New York State prison system began Health Network/CPMC, Royal Bank of Scotland,
the first systematic use of fingerprints in the White Castle, Meijers, Lending Tools, United
U.S. for identifying known criminals. Bankers Bank (UBB), Rite Aid Corp., Honda
Federal Credit Union, La Caixa De Pensions De
1904 The U.S. Army first began using fingerprints Barcelona, and Banco Azteca.
to identify enlisted personnel.
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1904 Juan Vucetich of the Buenos Aires police +1 650.474.4000 or at www.digitalpersona.com.
published his system of fingerprint
identification, which helped him identify a
2007 DigitalPersona Inc. All rights reserved. DigitalPersona is
murderer by studying fingerprints left on a the trademark of DigitalPersona, Inc., registered in the United
door-post. His method is still used today. States and other countries. All other trademarks referenced
herein are the property of their respective owners.
1905-1930 Law enforcement agencies across the
U.S. turned to fingerprints for personal
identification. Many began to send copies
of their fingerprint cards to the National
Bureau of Criminal Identification
established by the International Association
of Police Chiefs.
About DigitalPersona
DigitalPersona is the leading provider of biometric
authentication solutions for enterprise networks, Fingerprint Illustrations:
developers and consumer OEMs. Founded in 1996, J Edgar Hoover, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
the company designs, manufactures and sells Department of Justice, Classification of
flexible solutions that improve security and Fingerprints, US Government
regulatory compliance while resolving password
management problems. DigitalPersonas fingerprint