Enhanced usability of iris recognition via efficient user interface and iris image restoration

In this paper, we investigate the possibility of enhancing the usability of iris recognition via exploration of the specular spots in iris images. Firstly, the spatial configuration of the specular spots in iris images is utilized to estimate the distance between the user and the camera. Based on this a friendly user interface is established to assist users for their range adjustment. Furthermore, the estimated distance is used by an adaptive image restoration scheme to restore the blurred iris image, thereby increasing the depth of field of the iris camera. Experimental results show that the proposed method significantly enhances the usability of iris recognition without noticeable computation cost.

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