System for multiple algorithm processing of biometric data

A biometric information processing system for identifying or verifying a subject, the system comprising:

• a scanning device for capturing a first biometric sample of a subject;
• a transmitting component for transmitting the first biometric sample from the scanning device to a processing component;
• a processing component for processing the first biometric sample by a first vendor's template generation algorithm to yield a first reference template;
• a processing component for processing the first biometric sample by a second vendor's template generation algorithm to yield a second reference template;
• a storage component for storing the plurality of reference templates in association with a record identifier identifying the subject.
• a second scanning device for receiving a second biometric sample from the subject;
• a transmitting component for transmitting the second biometric sample from the second scanning device to a processing component;
• a processing component for processing the second biometric sample by the first vendor's template generation algorithm or the second vendor's template generation algorithm to generate a match template;
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• a processing component for performing a comparison between the match template and the reference template to determine a degree of similarity and make a match determination.