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authorJon Whiteaker <jbw@berkeley.edu>2012-02-28 22:53:10 -0800
committerJon Whiteaker <jbw@berkeley.edu>2012-02-28 22:53:24 -0800
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addressing thibaut's preliminary comments on related work section
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@@ -28,22 +28,22 @@ generated model to aid in gait recognition, but they are severely limited by
the difficulty in generating a 3-D model from a 2-D image~\cite{}.
Furthermore, behavioral traits typically are more characteristic as opposed to
unique, and are subject to change with time and based on the observed
-activity~\cite{seven-issues}. On the other hand, face recognition, as a
-physiological biometric, is a more static feature. Face recognition can be
-broken down into three parts: face detection, feature extraction, and
-classification; these three parts are studied both individually and
-together~\cite{face-survey}.
+activity~\cite{seven-issues}.
+On the other hand, face recognition, as a physiological biometric, is a more
+static feature. Face recognition can be broken down into three parts: face
+detection, feature extraction, and classification; these three parts are
+studied both individually and together~\cite{face-survey}.
-In this paper, we propose using skeleton measurements as a biometric trait
-separate from gait biometrics. According to Jain~\etal, a proper biometric has
-the following characteristics: \first \emph{universality}, everyone has it,
-\second \emph{uniqueness}, it should be different between any two people,
-\third \emph{permanence}, it does not vary with time, and \fourth
+In this paper, we propose using skeleton measurements as a biometric separate
+from gait biometrics. According to Jain~\etal{}~\cite{bio-survey}, a proper
+biometric has the following characteristics: \first \emph{universality},
+everyone has it, \second \emph{uniqueness}, it should be different between any
+two people, \third \emph{permanence}, it does not vary with time, and \fourth
\emph{collectability}, it is measurable. Universality, permanence, and
collectability are easily met with skeletons (skeletal changes that occur with
-age happen gradually). Uniqueness is also met, but we discuss this in more
-detail in \xref{sec:uniqueness}.
+age happen gradually). We discuss how uniqueness is met in detail in
+\xref{sec:uniqueness}.
By using skeleton as a biometric for recognition, we can formulate skeleton
recognition in a similar way as we can face recognition. The equivalent parts