ISO/IEC 24779-4:20 17包含一组符号、图标和象形图，以帮助公众理解使用收集和/或处理指纹的电子系统的概念和程序。这组符号、图标和象形图旨在用于 -识别生物识别设备的类型， -提供与指纹设备相关的静态指令， -显示与所述指纹设备相关的动态实时信息，以及 -指示指纹设备的状态。 为了提供该功能，符号、图标和象形图的集合包括方向符号、图标和象形图以及实时动作或反馈符号、图标和象形图。指纹设备符号、图标和象形图可以分类为 -手指/手一般生物识别， -手指、四指或手动装置的种类， -手指/手的放置， -接下来需要呈现的生物特征位置和印象， -手定向(切换的手)， -手指/手质量反馈， -按压(或多或少)， -升高/降低角度， -手指/手定位， -手/手指定向， -必要的手指/手运动（向前、向后、横向）， -旋转， -改变角度，以及 -滚动指状物。 尽管符号、图标和象形图是单独呈现的，但是旨在组合符号、图标和象形图以充分示出指纹交互。 可以使用替代图示；例如，在海关或移民环境中，由单个符号、图标和象形图构造的程序可以另外呈现为 -在等待使用生物识别系统时的一系列海报， -生物识别亭中的一系列过渡帧， -在等待使用所述生物识别系统时的动画视频或一系列过渡帧，以及 -在等待使用生物识别系统时阅读的指导传单。 这个由多部分组成的国际标准侧重于与数据采集主体的通信。运营商可以使用该国际标准，但他们可能需要额外的符号和信息。

ISO/IEC 24779-4:2017 contains a set of symbols, icons and pictograms to help the general public understand the concepts and procedures for using electronic systems that collect and/or process fingerprints. This set of symbols, icons and pictograms is designed to be used to
- identify the type of biometric device,
- provide static instructions related to a fingerprint device,
- display dynamic real-time information related to the fingerprint device, and
- indicate the status of the fingerprint device.
To provide this functionality, the set of symbols, icons and pictograms includes both directional symbols, icons and pictograms and real-time action or feedback symbols, icons and pictograms. The fingerprint device symbols, icons and pictograms can be categorized as
- finger/hand general biometric,
    - kind of finger, four fingers or hand device,
- finger/hand placement,
    - biometric position and impression which needs to be presented next,
    - hand orientation (switched hands),
- finger/hand quality feedback,
    - press (more or less),
    - raise/lower angle,
- finger/hand positioning,
    - hand/finger orientation,
    - necessary finger/hand movement (forward, backward, lateral),
    - rotation,
    - change angle, and
    - rolling finger(s).
Although the symbols, icons and pictograms are presented individually, it is intended that the symbols, icons and pictograms be combined to fully illustrate the fingerprinting interaction.
Alternative illustrations might be used; for example, in a customs or immigration environment, procedures constructed from the individual symbols, icons and pictograms could additionally be presented as
- a series of posters while waiting to use the biometric system,
- a series of transitional frames in a biometric booth,
- an animated video or series of transitional frames while waiting to use the biometric system, and
- instructional leaflets to read while waiting to use the biometric system.
This multi-part International standard focuses on communication with the data capture subject. Operators could use this International standard, but they might need additional symbols and information.