On Using Document Scanners for Minutiae-Based Palmprint Recognition

Abstract

The development of forensic palmprint biometric systems has not been as popular as civilian systems until today, because of the high costs of the required capturing devices and the lack of publicly available high-resolution palmprint databases. The feasibility of using low-cost technologies like document scanners to acquire a high-resolution palmprint database is explored in this work. A database was established using a biometric industry standard scanner and an HP document scanner. Experimental results show the potential of using similar inexpensive technologies to develop high-resolution palmprint systems for forensic applications. Advantages and disadvantages of both technologies are highlighted too.