Method and system for encoding fingerprint of things
US10929639B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/53
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An encoding method and system for a fingerprint of thing according to the present application is disclosed. Based on images of human fingerprints, at least one characteristic of fingerprint is provided on at least friction ridge lines so as to enable the encodement in the form of numbers and/or alphabets, and thereby a fingerprint image including the specific information are formed and can be used for labelling products with codes. The fingerprint image includes the specific information of a thing, and when attached onto said thing, is also unique similar to a fingerprint of an individual. Such fingerprint image for representing the specific identification information of a thing using minutia of finger can be referred to as fingerprint of thing (FOT). The fingerprint of thing, as a wholly new two-dimensional code which is generated based on images of human fingerprints, includes the more information than that of a one-dimensional barcode, and can be used for represent the information which cannot be represented by a one-dimensional barcode and will be too complicated for a two-dimensional barcode to represent. With an encoding method and system according to the present application,…
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