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Portable information terminal device using a single imaging element to perform identity verification

US6856695B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 1, 2000
Grant dateFeb 15, 2005
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/0214
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable information terminal device comprising: an enclosure of the portable information terminal device, an imaging element provided within the enclosure, a first lens provided within the enclosure for the imaging element, a second lens, which focal length is shorter than that of the first lens, provided within the enclosure for the imaging element, a lens selection means, provided within the enclosure, for selecting one of the first lens and the second lens so that a focal point of a selected lens is at the imaging element, and a transparent plate for pressing a tip of a finger of a user of the portable information terminal device, wherein the imaging element captures a fingerprint of the tip of the finger on the transparent plate by the second lens selected by the lens selection means.

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