System and method for conversion of fingerprint cards into digital format using machine readable code

摘要

A system and method for converting fingerprint cards into electronic files is provided having a computer system for inputting biographical information from each of the cards into memory of, or accessible by, the computer, and encoding the biographical information into a barcode which is printed by a printer on a label for affixing to the card. A scanner is operated for scanning each of the cards having the affixed label associated with the card. For each scanned image of a card, the computer system or another computer system decodes the biographical information from the barcode in the scanned image, segments fingerprint images of the fingerprints of different types of fingers at locations in the scanned image, and stores at least the decoded biographical information and the fingerprint images in an electronic fingerprint file for the card and/or a record in a database.

主权项

1. A system for converting fingerprint cards into electronic files, in which each of said cards has at least biographical information and fingerprints of different types of fingers of a subject, said system comprising:
a computer system; and a printer in communication with said computer system, wherein said computer system operates in accordance with a program for inputting the biographical information from each of the cards and encoding said biographical information into a machine readable code which is printed by said printer on a label for affixing to the card.