Abstract: A multiple biometric identification system and method are provided. In the multiple biometric identification system and method, a plurality of unified comparison values are generated for respective corresponding candidates who may have different combinations of biometric identification information so that the comparison value vectors of the candidates can be effectively compared with one another. Therefore, it is possible to enable multiple biometric identification even when the type and quantity of biometric information differs from one candidate to.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for classifying fingerprint image quality and a fingerprint image recognition system are provided. The method includes dividing a fingerprint image into a plurality of blocks, calculating and vectorizing quality classification parameters with respect to the respective blocks, obtaining quality classification values for the respective blocks by inputting the vectorized quality classification parameters into a trained quality classifier, and selecting a representative value of the quality classification values and determining the representative value as the quality of the fingerprint image. Since the quality of the fingerprint image can be accurately judged, reliability of the fingerprint image recognition system is increased.