US Patent 10963714 Method for updating biometric reference data

A method for updating biometric reference data for a person is provided. The biometric reference data is defined as a multi-template formed by a number of templates each representing an area of an associated biometric object of the person. The method comprises providing at least one template associated with a biometric image that depicts at least one area of a finger of the person. Moreover, the method comprises matching the at least one template to the multi-template of the biometric reference data and in the event of a match, updating the multi-template of the biometric reference data with at least one selected previously matched template stored in a candidate template queue. Furthermore, the method comprises storing the matched template in the candidate template queue.