Eye image pickup apparatus, iris authentication apparatus and portable terminal device having iris authentication function
US7369759B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An iris authentication apparatus includes a camera for obtaining the image of an eye; a display panel arranged on the same plane as where the lens of the camera is arranged; and guide character generation means, wherein a guide character is displayed on a display panel, and the eye of a person to be authenticated who watches the guide character is guided. As a result, a satisfactory iris image can be obtained by the iris authentication apparatus of one camera type that does not have a zooming function, so that the iris authentication apparatus that can be mounted to a small body, such as a portable telephone, can be provided.
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