Abstract: Biometric search methods, apparatus, and systems using operator input for an operator-assisted iterative biometric search are provided. In certain embodiments, a set of candidate records is received at a computing device. At least a first portion of the set of candidate records is displayed. An indication that a first candidate record in the set of candidate records is not a match to the probe record is received. A first search of the set of candidate records using the first candidate record is performed. A score assigned to a second candidate record in the set of candidate records is modified when the second candidate record is more likely to be a match to the first candidate record than a match to the probe record. At least a second portion of the set of candidate records is displayed.

Abstract: It is provided a method for verifying digitized images of persons and apparatuses for performing the method. The method is particularly usable for verifying the suitability of an image of a person for identification of the person. The method comprises the steps: segmenting the image of a person in a background area and a head or face area, analyzing the head or face area, to detect at least one characteristic value, comparing the at least one characteristic value with at least one predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: It is provided a method for verifying digitized images of persons and apparatuses for performing the method. The method is particularly usable for verifying the suitability of an image of a person for identification of the person. The method comprises the steps: segmenting the image of a person in a background area and a head or face area, analyzing the head or face area, to detect at least one characteristic value, comparing the at least one characteristic value with at least one predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for verifying the authenticity of an image recorded in a person identifying process and belonging to a person to be identified, the method comprising the steps of recording a sequence of consecutive individual images of the person and determining the authenticity of the recorded image if at least in two consecutive individual images of the sequence intrinsic movements are detected, i.e. movements which are carried out by the person to be identified consciously or unconsciously and without changes in his or her center of gravity.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reversibly rendering at least one object in an image unrecognizable, whereby each object to be rendered unrecognizable is automatically detected in an original image and at least one data set is generated comprising image information for the representation of the image in which each object to be rendered unrecognizable is, in fact, rendered unrecognizable, and additional information that permits the restoration of each object that has been rendered unrecognizable in the image.