Definition
There are a number of associated definitions for “time” as they relate to an operational biometric system(s). These “time” metrics include the total transaction time, the overt biometric transaction time, the subject interaction time, the biometric subsystem processing/transaction time, the biometric decision time, and the external operation time.
Introduction
One definition of time is given as “the length of time taken to complete an activity” [1]. For a biometric system, “time” can be segmented in alignment with a particular activity or function. Assuming that the biometric model in Fig. 1is for an access control system, and that the steps of that model are shown, there are five different types of event time. These include the subject interaction time, the biometric...
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Elliott, S.J., Kukula, E.P., Lazarick, R.T. (2009). Operational Times. In: Li, S.Z., Jain, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73003-5_114
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