WINBIO_REGISTERED_FORMAT structure

The WINBIO_REGISTERED_FORMAT structure specifies a registered data format as an owner/format pair.

Syntax

typedef struct _WINBIO_REGISTERED_FORMAT {
  USHORT Owner;
  USHORT Type;
} WINBIO_REGISTERED_FORMAT, *PWINBIO_REGISTERED_FORMAT;

Owner: An IBIA (International Biometric Industry Association) assigned owner value.
Type: An owner assigned format.

Because Windows currently supports only fingerprint readers, the following values should be used in the WINBIO_REGISTERED_FORMAT structure.

Constant	Meaning
WINBIO_ANSI_381_FORMAT_OWNER	InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) technical committee M1 (biometrics).
WINBIO_ANSI_381_FORMAT_TYPE	ANSI INCITS 381 finger image based data interchange format.

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps only]
Header	Winbio_types.h (include Winbio.h)