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Multispectral biometric sensor

US7819311B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 18, 2006
Grant dateOct 26, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 11, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V40/14
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for biometric sensing. An illumination subsystem provides light at discrete wavelengths to a skin site of an individual. A detection subsystem receives light scattered from the skin site. A computational unit is interfaced with the detection system. The computational unit has instructions for deriving a spatially distributed multispectral image from the received light at the discrete wavelengths. The computational unit also has instructions for comparing the derived multispectral image with a database of multispectral images to identify the individual.

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