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Biometrics on Mobile Devices

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Encyclopedia of Biometrics

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Mobile biometrics

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Biometrics on mobile devices includes the use of any feasible biometric modality in mobile environments, including smartphones, tablets, tablet PCs, laptops, and embedded portable devices. Therefore the aim is to achieve the same biometric functionality than traditional systems, but with the addition of portability. This means that the biometric mobile solutions should present an equivalent level of error rates and throughput, but with some additional constraints such as lower processing power, reduced power consumption, and novel user interfaces for obtaining an acceptable human-device interaction. These constraints lead to a holistic modification of the biometric subsystem, including optimization of the algorithms, consideration of new scenarios and use cases, and the adaptation of biometric sensors. Smartphones are the most widespread mobile devices, and their characteristics are in continuous improvement (CPU, RAM, connectivity, integrated...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Departamento de Tecnologia Electronica, University Carlos III of Madrid, Leganes, Madrid, Spain

    Ramón Blanco-Gonzalo

  2. Electrical and Electronic Department, Universidad Publica de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain

    Ramón Blanco-Gonzalo

  3. GUTI (University Group for Identification Technologies), University Carlos III of Madrid, Leganes, Madrid, Spain

    Raul Sanchez-Reillo

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  1. Center for Biometrics and Security, Research & National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Stan Z. Li

  2. Departments of Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

    Anil K. Jain

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Blanco-Gonzalo, R., Sanchez-Reillo, R. (2015). Biometrics on Mobile Devices. In: Li, S.Z., Jain, A.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7488-4_9228

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