Asynchronous Identification

The following code example:

• Calls WinBioOpenSession to open a biometric session and connect to the system pool.
• Calls WinBioIdentifyWithCallback to identify a user from a biometric scan. This is an asynchronous function that configures the biometric subsystem to process biometric input on another thread. Output from the biometric subsystem is then sent to the custom callback function here named IdentifyCallback.
• Calls WinBioWait to wait for the asynchronous identification process to complete or be canceled.

To compile this sample, link to the Winbio.lib static library and include the following header files:

• Windows.h
• Stdio.h
• Conio.h
• Winbio.h

HRESULT IdentifyWithCallback(BOOL bCancel)
{
    // Declare variables.
    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
    WINBIO_SESSION_HANDLE sessionHandle = NULL;

    // Connect to the system pool. 
    hr = WinBioOpenSession( 
            WINBIO_TYPE_FINGERPRINT,    // Service provider
            WINBIO_POOL_SYSTEM,         // Pool type 
            WINBIO_FLAG_DEFAULT,        // Configuration and access 
            NULL,                       // Array of biometric unit IDs 
            0,                          // Count of biometric unit IDs 
            WINBIO_DB_DEFAULT,          // Database ID 
            &sessionHandle              // [out] Session handle
            );
    if (FAILED(hr))
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\n WinBioOpenSession failed. hr = 0x%x\n", hr);
        goto e_Exit;
    }

    // Call WinBioIdentifyWithCallback. The method is asynchronous
    // and returns immediately.
    wprintf_s(L"\n Calling WinBioIdentifyWithCallback");
    wprintf_s(L"\n Swipe the sensor ...\n");
    hr = WinBioIdentifyWithCallback( 
            sessionHandle,              // Open biometric session
            IdentifyCallback,           // Callback function
            NULL                        // Optional context
            );
    if (FAILED(hr))
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\n WinBioIdentifyWithCallback failed. hr = 0x%x\n", hr);
        goto e_Exit;
    }

    // Cancel user identification if the bCancel flag is set.
    if (bCancel)
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\n Starting CANCEL timer...\n");
        Sleep( 7000 );

        wprintf_s(L"\n Calling WinBioCancel\n");
        hr = WinBioCancel( sessionHandle );
        if (FAILED(hr))
        {
            wprintf_s(L"\n WinBioCancel failed. hr = 0x%x\n", hr);
            goto e_Exit;
        }
    }

    // Wait for the asynchronous identification process to complete 
    // or be canceled.
    hr = WinBioWait( sessionHandle );
    if (FAILED(hr))
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\n WinBioWait failed. hr = 0x%x\n", hr);
    }

e_Exit:

    if (sessionHandle != NULL)
    {
       wprintf_s(L"\n Closing the session.\n");

        hr = WinBioCloseSession(sessionHandle);
        if (FAILED(hr))
        {
            wprintf_s(L"\n WinBioCloseSession failed. hr = 0x%x\n", hr);
        }
        sessionHandle = NULL;
    }

    wprintf_s(L"\n Hit any key to exit...");
    _getch();

    return hr;
}

//------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The following function is the callback for WinBioIdentifyWithCallback.
// The function filters the response from the biometric subsystem and 
// writes a result to the console window.
// 
VOID CALLBACK IdentifyCallback(
    __in_opt PVOID IdentifyCallbackContext,
    __in HRESULT OperationStatus,
    __in WINBIO_UNIT_ID UnitId,
    __in WINBIO_IDENTITY *Identity,
    __in WINBIO_BIOMETRIC_SUBTYPE SubFactor,
    __in WINBIO_REJECT_DETAIL RejectDetail
    )
{
    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(IdentifyCallbackContext);
    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(Identity);

    wprintf_s(L"\n IdentifyCallback executing");
    wprintf_s(L"\n Swipe processed for unit ID %d\n", UnitId);

    // The attempt to process the fingerprint failed.
    if (FAILED(OperationStatus))
    {
        if (OperationStatus == WINBIO_E_UNKNOWN_ID)
        {
            wprintf_s(L"\n Unknown identity.\n");
        }
        else if (OperationStatus == WINBIO_E_BAD_CAPTURE)
        {
            wprintf_s(L"\n Bad capture; reason: %d\n", RejectDetail);
        }
        else
        {
            wprintf_s(L"IdentifyCallback failed.");
            wprintf_s(L"OperationStatus = 0x%x\n", OperationStatus); 
        }
    }
    // Processing succeeded and the finger swiped is written
    // to the console window.
    else
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\n The following finger was used:");
        switch (SubFactor)
        {
            case WINBIO_SUBTYPE_NO_INFORMATION:
                wprintf_s(L"\n No information\n");
                break;
            case WINBIO_ANSI_381_POS_RH_THUMB:
                wprintf_s(L"\n RH thumb\n");
                break;
            case WINBIO_ANSI_381_POS_RH_INDEX_FINGER:
                wprintf_s(L"\n RH index finger\n");
                break;
            case WINBIO_ANSI_381_POS_RH_MIDDLE_FINGER:
                wprintf_s(L"\n RH middle finger\n");
                break;
            case WINBIO_ANSI_381_POS_RH_RING_FINGER:
                wprintf_s(L"\n RH ring finger\n");
                break;
            case WINBIO_ANSI_381_POS_RH_LITTLE_FINGER:
                wprintf_s(L"\n RH little finger\n");
                break;
            case WINBIO_ANSI_381_POS_LH_THUMB:
                wprintf_s(L"\n LH thumb\n");
                break;
            case WINBIO_ANSI_381_POS_LH_INDEX_FINGER:
                wprintf_s(L"\n LH index finger\n");
                break;
            case WINBIO_ANSI_381_POS_LH_MIDDLE_FINGER:
                wprintf_s(L"\n LH middle finger\n");
                break;
            case WINBIO_ANSI_381_POS_LH_RING_FINGER:
                wprintf_s(L"\n LH ring finger\n");
                break;
            case WINBIO_ANSI_381_POS_LH_LITTLE_FINGER:
                wprintf_s(L"\n LH little finger\n");
                break;
            case WINBIO_SUBTYPE_ANY:
                wprintf_s(L"\n Any finger\n");
                break;
            default:
                break;
        }
    }
}