Patent · US Expired

Fingerprint scanning station

US7558410B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 1, 2005
Grant dateJul 7, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/1172
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention may be embodied as a fingerprint scanner having a housing, a curved-surface imaging system and a planar imaging system. The curved-surface imaging system may be capable of collecting information that may be used to produce a curved-surface image of a finger. The planar imaging system may be capable of collecting information that may be used to produce a planar image of one or more fingers at a time.

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