ISO/IEC 19785-1:2006/Amd 1:2010
(Amendment)Information technology — Common Biometric Exchange Formats Framework — Part 1: Data element specification — Amendment 1: Support for additional data elements
Information technology — Common Biometric Exchange Formats Framework — Part 1: Data element specification — Amendment 1: Support for additional data elements
Technologies de l'information — Cadre de formats d'échange biométriques communs — Partie 1: Spécifications de données d'élément — Amendement 1: Support pour éléments de données additionnels
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INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 19785-1
First edition
2006-05-01
AMENDMENT 1
2010-04-01
Information technology — Common
Biometric Exchange Formats
Framework —
Part 1:
Data element specification
AMENDMENT 1: Support for additional data
elements
Technologies de l'information — Cadre de formats d'échange
biométriques communs —
Partie 1: Spécifications de données d'élément
AMENDEMENT 1: Support pour éléments de données additionnels
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ISO/IEC 19785-1:2006/Amd.1:2010(E)
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ISO/IEC 19785-1:2006/Amd.1:2010(E)
Foreword
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Amendment 1 to ISO/IEC 19785-1:2006 was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1,
Information technology, Subcommittee SC 37, Biometrics.
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ISO/IEC 19785-1:2006/Amd.1:2010(E)
Information technology — Common Biometric Exchange
Formats Framework —
Part 1:
Data element specification
AMENDMENT 1: Support for additional data elements
Page vi, Introduction, tenth paragraph (regarding CBEFF biometric product owner)
Replace the entire paragraph with the following:
CBEFF also defines the concepts of CBEFF biometric product owner, capture device owner, feature
extraction algorithm owner, comparison algorithm owner, quality algorithm owner, and compression algorithm
owner. A CBEFF biometric product owner is an organization (registered as a CBEFF biometric organization)
that assigns a biometric product identifier to a biometric product. Likewise, a CBEFF capture device owner,
feature extraction algorithm owner, comparison algorithm owner, quality algorithm owner, or compression
algorithm owner is an organization (registered as a CBEFF biometric organization) that assigns a capture
device identifier, feature extraction algorithm identifier, comparison algorithm identifier, quality algorithm
identifier, or compression algorithm identifier to a capture device, feature extraction algorithm, comparison
algorithm, quality algorithm, or compression algorithm, respectively. A biometric product owner can be a public
standards organization such as a standards body, working group, or industry consortium (such an
organization would, coincidentally, also qualify as a CBEFF patron), or any organization, such as a vendor or
integrator, that has a need to assign biometric product identifiers to biometric products. Likewise, a capture
device owner, feature extraction algorithm owner, comparison algorithm owner, quality algorithm owner, or
compression algorithm owner can be any organization that has a need to assign identifiers to entities of the
corresponding category. A given organization can be the owner of one or more entities in one or more of
these categories (also including BDB formats and SB formats as additional categories), with no restrictions on
the number of entities owned by the organization or on which categories those entities may belong to.
Page vi, Introduction, after the eleventh paragraph (which begins “A CBEFF biometric product owner
assigns… ”)
Insert the following new paragraph:
A CBEFF capture device owner, feature extraction algorithm owner, comparison algorithm owner, quality
algorithm owner, or compression algorithm owner assigns capture device identifiers (or feature extraction
algorithm identifiers, etc.) to one or more capture devices (or feature extraction algorithms, etc.), respectively.
A capture device identifier (or feature extraction algorithm identifier, etc.) unambiguously identifies a capture
device (or feature extraction algorithm, etc.) within those that have been assigned an identifier by the owner. A
capture device identifier (or feature extraction algorithm identifier, etc.) is required to be registered with the
Biometric Registration Authority.
Page 1, 1.9
Replace "… and biometric products." with the following:
biometric products, capture devices, feature extraction algorithms, comparison algorithms, quality algorithms,
and compression algorithms.
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Page 3, 4.6
Replace the definition and note with the following:
block of data conforming to a defined format
NOTE The BDB is normally opaque to the processing of an SBH and is not required to be self-delimiting.
Page 4, 4.14
Replace the note with the following (where new text is highlighted with a grey background).
NOTE A CBEFF biometric organization can define BDB formats, assign BDB format identifiers to them, assign
biometric product identifiers to biometric products, assign capture device identifiers to capture devices, assign feature
extraction algorithm identifiers to feature extraction algorithms, assign comparison algorithm identifiers to comparison
algorithms, assign quality algorithm identifiers to quality algorithms, assign compression algorithm identifiers to
compression algorithms, and define SB formats and assign SB format identifiers to them. If the organization is also
accepted as a CBEFF patron, it can also define CBEFF patron formats.
Page 6, after 4.34
Insert the following new terms and definitions:
4.35
capture device
hardware product or combination of software and hardware which is assigned a capture device identifier by a
CBEFF biometric organization
4.36
capture device identifier
identifier assigned to a capture device by a capture device owner that unambiguously (given the capture
device owner) identifies the capture device
4.37
capture device owner
CBEFF biometric organization that assigns capture device identifiers to capture devices
NOTE The organization may or may not be the manufacturer of the capture devices.
4.38
comparison algorithm
algorithm which is assigned a comparison algorithm identifier by a CBEFF biometric organization
4.39
comparison algorithm identifier
identifier assigned to a comparison algorithm that unambiguously (given the comparison algorithm owner)
identifies the algorithm
4.40
comparison algorithm owner
CBEFF biometric organization that assigns comparison algorithm identifiers to comparison algorithms
NOTE The organization may or may not be the intellectual property owner of the comparison algorithms.
4.41
compression algorithm
algorithm which is assigned a compression algorithm identifier by a CBEFF biometric organization
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4.42
compression algorithm identifier
identifier assigned to a compression algorithm that unambiguously (given the compression algorithm owner)
identifies the algorithm
4.43
compression algorithm owner
CBEFF biometric organization that assigns compression algorithm identifiers to compression algorithms
NOTE The organization may or may not be the intellectual property owner of the compression algorithms.
4.44
feature extraction algorithm
algorithm which is assigned a feature extraction algorithm identifier by a CBEFF biometric organization
4.45
feature extraction algorithm identifier
identifier assigned to a feature extraction algorithm that unambiguously (given the feature extraction algorithm
owner) identifies the algorithm
4.46
feature extraction algorithm owner
CBEFF biometric organization that assigns feature extraction algorithm identifiers to feature extraction algorithms
NOTE The organization may or may not be the intellectual property owner of the feature extraction algorithms.
4.47
quality algorithm
algorithm which is assigned a quality algorithm identifier by a CBEFF biometric organization
4.48
quality algorithm identifier
identifier assigned to a quality algorithm that unambiguously (given the quality algorithm owner) identifies the
algorithm
4.49
quality algorithm owner
CBEFF biometric organization that assigns quality algorithm identifiers to quality algorithms
NOTE The organization may or may not be the intellectual property owner of the quality algorithms.
Page 7, after 6.1.6
Add the following new subclause, renumbering subsequent subclauses as appropriate:
6.1.7 Another goal of CBEFF is to enable the unique identification of the capture device, feature extraction
algorithm, comparison algorithm, quality algorithm, and compression algorithm that were used to produce a
BDB (possibly at different stages of its lifecycle). The combination of capture device owner and capture device
identifier (or feature extraction algorithm owner and feature extraction algorithm identifier, etc.) meets this
objective. A CBEFF biometric organization can assign a capture device identifier to a capture device. The
capture device may (but need not) be produced or specified by that organization. A capture device identifier
shall be an integer within the range 1 to 65535 and shall be unambiguous within the capture devices that have
been assigned an identifier by that CBEFF biometric organization. The biometric organization is called the
capture device owner of that capture device. The capture device is thus identified by the pair "capture device
owner and capture device identifier". The capture device owner shall register the capture device identifier in
accordance with ISO/IEC 19785-2. Referencing an unregistered capture device identifier is not permitted. The
provisions in this subclause also apply to feature extraction algorithms, comparison algorithms, quality
algorithms, and compression algorithms, and to their respective owners and identifiers, by replacement of the
term "capture device" with "feature extraction algorithm", etc., wherever it occurs in this subclause.
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Page 14, Table 1
Replace the table with the following:
Named abstract value Typically has an
associated subtype?
(see 6.5.7)
NO VALUE AVAILABLE No
MULTIPLE BIOMETRIC No
TYPES
DNA No
EAR Yes
FACE No
FINGER Yes
FOOT Yes
GAIT No
HAND-GEOMETRY Yes
IRIS Yes
KEYSTROKE No
LIP MOVEMENT No
RETINA Yes
SCENT No
SIGNATURE-SIGN No
VEIN Yes
VOICE No
Page 15, 6.5.7.1, immediately after the paragraph labelled “Content”
Insert the following new paragraph:
Combinations of abstract values are permitted when the abstract value encoded in
CBEFF_BDB_biometric_type represents a biometric technology that can create a BDB where multiple
subtypes are supported, except that NO VALUE AVAILABLE shall not be used in combination with any other
abstract value, and that RIGHT and LEFT may be used in combination with each other but shall not be used
in combination with any other abstract value (note that LEFT THUMB is a single abstract value, it is not a
combination of LEFT and THUMB).
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Page 15, 6.5.7.1
Change “EXAMPLE” to “EXAMPLE 1” and immediately before Table 2 insert the following new example:
EXAMPLE 2 If a hypothetical iris biometric device can produce a single BDB that contains data for both of a subject's
eyes, then the abstract values LEFT and RIGHT would be used in combination to describe that BDB.
Page 15, Table 2
Replace the table with the following:
Abstract values Combination permitted with.
NO VAL
...
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