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BIOMETRICBIOMETRICVOTINNG SYSTEMVOTINNG SYSTEM

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INTRODUCTION

What is BIOMETRICS?

* Biometrics is the term given to the use of biological traits or behavioral characteristics to identify an individual. The traits may be fingerprints, hand geometry, facial geometry, retina patterns, voice recognition, and handwriting recognition.

* we have used thumb impression for the purpose of voter identification or authentication. As the thumb impression of every individual is unique, it helps in maximizing the accuracy. A database is created containing the thumb impressions of all the voters in the constituency. Illegal votes and repetition of votes is checked for in this system. Hence if this system is employed the elections would be fair and free from rigging. Thanks to this system that conducting elections would no longer be a tedious and expensive job.

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DESIGN

* The design of the system consists of the following important parameters :

1. Scanning-using DSP Processor.

2. Searching –based on the principle of GOOGLE SEARCH.

3. Networking-all the election booths are connected in a network.

4. Data transfer –using telephone lines.

* The only pre-requisite for the use of this finger print scanner is a personal identification card. We hope that this system proves to be efficient and enables the people to be smarter in choosing their leaders.

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SUMMARY OF DESIGN

Option

Image

TelephoneLine

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DISPLAY UNIT1-PARTY A2-PARTY B

KEYPAD

1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 0

FINGERPRINT

SCANNER

LED DISPLAY

DESCRIPTION OF VOTING MACHINE

Front view of the voting machine

• FINGER PRINT SCANNER

• EXTRACTION OF THUMB IMPRESSION

• FEATURE EXTRACTION AND COMPARISON

• VERIFICATION OF VOTERS

• PROCESSING AND COUNTING

• REJECTION OF VOTER REPETITION

• FORMATION OF NETWORK

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FINGER PRINT SCANNER

FINGER PRINT SENSORFINGER PRINT SENSOR: This scans the thumb : This scans the thumb impression and proceeds the data in analog form to impression and proceeds the data in analog form to the next stage.the next stage.A/D CONVERTERA/D CONVERTER: This converts analog data to : This converts analog data to digital form and transfers to processor.digital form and transfers to processor.FLASH ROMFLASH ROM: This stores data temporarily in DSP : This stores data temporarily in DSP processor until it is transferred to HOST.processor until it is transferred to HOST.DSP CHIPDSP CHIP: It helps in receiving and processing data : It helps in receiving and processing data and further connected to USB port.and further connected to USB port.USB PORTUSB PORT: It establishes a link between DSP : It establishes a link between DSP processor and memory.processor and memory.

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EXTRACTION OF THUMB IMPRESSIONEXTRACTION OF THUMB IMPRESSION

DSP CHIP

FINGER PRINT SENSOR

FLASH ROM

A/D CONVERTER

TRANSMITTER

USB PORT MEMORY

POWER

OUTPUT PORT

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FEATURE EXTRACTION AND COMPARISONFEATURE EXTRACTION AND COMPARISON

This includes Scanning and Processing , Transfer of This includes Scanning and Processing , Transfer of Data to Hard Disk .Data to Hard Disk .

FINGER PRINT IMAGE FROM SCANNER PRE-PROCESSING FEATURE EXTRACTION

REJECT THE OPTION MATCHING ACCEPT THE OPTION

DATABASE

NO YES

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VERIFICATION OF VOTERSVERIFICATION OF VOTERS

VERIFICATION OF VOTES

DATABASE SEARCH FOR THE FEATURES STORED ON THE VOTER

BELONG TO SAME CONSTITUENCY

PROCEED

DO NOT BELONG TO CONSTITUENCY

REJECT

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PROCESSING&COUNTINGPROCESSING&COUNTING

PROCEEDSYMBOLS OF PARTIES DISPLAYED SELECT AN

OPTION

IS THE OPTION VALIDRESTART

INCREMENT VOTE COUNT OF THE PARTICULAR PARTY

SELECTED

NO

YES

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REJECTION OF VOTER REPETITIONREJECTION OF VOTER REPETITION

CHECKING FOR MULTIPLE VOTES OR ACCESSING THE GIVEN VOTE

LIVE SCAN OF FINGER PRINTS

VERIFICATION OF ACCEPTIBILITY

CHECK IF THE VOTE IS REPEATED

REJECT AND STORE IDENTITY OF VOTERS

NOTIFICATION OF VOTERS NAME TO POLICE STATION

ACCEPT THE VOTE YES

NO

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FORMATION OF NETWORKFORMATION OF NETWORK

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ADVANTAGES :ADVANTAGES :

The system is highly reliable and secure.The system is highly reliable and secure.

In the long run the maintenance cost is In the long run the maintenance cost is very less when compared to the present very less when compared to the present systems.systems.

Illegal practices like rigging in elections Illegal practices like rigging in elections can be checked for. can be checked for.

It is possible to get instantaneous results It is possible to get instantaneous results and with high accuracy. and with high accuracy.

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CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

Thus the advent of this biometric thumb Thus the advent of this biometric thumb impression voting system would enable impression voting system would enable hosting of fair elections in India. This will hosting of fair elections in India. This will preclude the illegal practices like rigging. preclude the illegal practices like rigging. The citizen can be sure that they alone The citizen can be sure that they alone can choose their leaders, exercising their can choose their leaders, exercising their right of democracy. right of democracy.

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Presented by:

A.Siva Ganesh

P.Sudhir

Y.Venkatesh.