a method performs processing of biometric information to create multiple templates . this allows biometric systems to be flexible and interact with a plurality of vendors &# 39 ; technologies . specifically , a biometric sample is captured from a sensor and transmitted to a processing component . the biometric sample is then processed by a first algorithm to yield a biometric template and the template is stored and associated with a record identifier . the biometric sample is also processed by a second algorithm to yield a second template . the second template is stored and associated with the record identifier .