A
system and method for converting
fingerprint cards into electronic files is provided having a computer
system for inputting biographical information from each of the cards into memory of, or accessible by, the computer, and encoding the biographical information into a
barcode which is printed by a printer on a
label for affixing to the card. A
scanner is operated for scanning each of the cards having the affixed
label associated with the card. For each scanned image of a card, the computer
system or another computer system
decodes the biographical information from the
barcode in the scanned image, segments
fingerprint images of the fingerprints of different types of fingers at locations in the scanned image, and stores at least the decoded biographical information and the
fingerprint images in an electronic fingerprint file for the card and / or a
record in a
database.