Individualized fingerprint scanner
US6178255A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/1335
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus whereby a fingerprint verifier has a mechanism to slide a prism over an imaged area of a camera. The position of the prism being determined by a binary absolute linear code on a sliding mechanism imaged by the same camera at the side of the fingerprint wherein the images are knitted together to simulate a large CCD.
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