1 Scope
This document establishes the following items for any or all biometric sample types
as necessary:
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— terms and definitions that are useful in the specification and use of quality measures;
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— purpose and interpretation of biometric quality scores;
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— motivation for developing biometric sample datasets for the purpose of quality score normalization;
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— format for exchange of quality assessment algorithm results;
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— methods for aggregation of quality scores;
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— methods for evaluating the efficiency of quality assessment algorithms.
The following are outside the scope of this document:
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— specification of minimum requirements for sample, module, or system quality scores;
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— standardization of quality assessment algorithms;
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— assessment of utility of biometric samples or references for human examiners.

