Identity verification apparatus and fingerprint image pickup method
US7577279B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/14
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An identity verification apparatus includes a light source for applying light that can pass through an object to be detected and having a fingerprints to the object to be detected, an image pickup unit for picking up light emitted from the light source and passing through projections of the fingerprint and light emitted from the light source and passing through depressions of the fingerprint, and for generating a fingerprint image including dark portions corresponding to the projections and bright portions corresponding to the depressions, and a signal processing unit for image processing the fingerprint image generated by the image pickup unit to generate fingerprint information, and for verifying an identity based on the fingerprint information.
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