The present invention relates to an
iris recognition system and method using a multifocus
image sequence, the
iris recognition system including: an eye image input unit calculating the distance between an image obtaining apparatus and a user using a distance sensor to receive a multifocus eye
image sequence having focus information of the user's eye varied at regular time intervals within a predetermined distance using the image obtaining apparatus; an eye image pretreatment unit calculating a
fuzzy entropy for the multifocus eye
image sequence input from the eye image input unit to select eye images of N number that can effectively express eye image data of various focusing levels, and extracting a multifocus
iris image sequence by separating an
iris image between
pupil and collarette that has various iris patterns, from which an area unnecessary for configuring a
feature vector is removed, from the selected eye images; a
feature vector extraction unit multi-dividing the multifocus
iris image sequence extracted in the eye image pretreatment unit, forming a
wavelet feature vector from the multi-divided images using a subband including only a low-frequency area, and generating a
wavelet feature vector reduced to a dimension having a high discrimination performance and a dimension-reducing transform function P; a recognition unit discriminating the user's authenticity by measuring a dissimilarity between the feature vector extracted from the feature vector extraction unit and a feature vector already registered; a register unit registering the reduced
wavelet feature vector extracted from the feature vector extraction unit and the dimension-reducing transform function P in a storage unit; and a storage unit storing the dimension-reducing transform function P and the reduced wavelet feature vector. Accordingly, the
iris recognition system and method using a multifocus image sequence can effectively recognize low-resolution images and poorly focused images as well as high-resolution images and well focused images. Moreover, the iris
recognition system and method using a multifocus image sequence can extract the feature vector having a high discrimination performance, enhance the efficiency of a storage device by effectively reducing the dimension of the feature vector, and minimize recognition errors even using a simple recognition apparatus using a wavelet analysis and a direct
linear discriminant analysis.