System, method and computer program product for fingerprint verification

A computer program product including a computer readable medium carrying program instructions for verifying a fingerprint when executed using a computing system, the executed program instructions executing a method, the method comprising:

• comparing local ridge data surrounding one or more points of interest of a test ridge map derived from the fingerprint with local ridge data surrounding corresponding one or more points of interest of each of one or more test ridge maps in a set of ridge maps;
• and
• asserting a comparison signal responsive to a correspondence between said local ridge data of said test ridge map and said local ridge data from one or more ridge maps of said set of ridge maps.

A method, the method comprising:

• comparing local ridge data surrounding one or more points of interest of a test ridge map derived from a fingerprint-under-test with local ridge data surrounding corresponding one or more points of interest of each of one or more test ridge maps in a set of ridge maps;
• and
• asserting a comparison signal responsive to a correspondence between said local ridge data of said test ridge map and said local ridge data from one or more ridge maps of said set of ridge maps.

A system, comprising:

• means for comparing local ridge data surrounding one or more points of interest of a test ridge map derived from a fingerprint-under-test with local ridge data surrounding corresponding one or more points of interest of each of one or more test ridge maps in a set of ridge maps;
• and
• means for asserting a comparison signal responsive to a correspondence between said local ridge data of said test ridge map and said local ridge data from one or more ridge maps of said set of ridge maps.