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Portable apparatus for identification verification

US8036431B1 · kind B1 · utility

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47Claims
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Filing dateOct 27, 2000
Grant dateOct 11, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V40/63
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable device for the live scanning of fingerprint, facial and crime scene images and the wireless transmission of said images to a central host system for identity verification. The portable device has the ability to allow the user to operate the device with a single hand. It can scan and record live fingerprint slap or roll images (via optical, solid state, or video sensors). It also includes a baffle that assists with the mechanical alignment of the fingerprints on the fingerprint sensor receiving surface and prevents bright light sources from interfering with fingerprint scans. The portable device also can scan, display, and record latent fingerprint images. It also has other data receiving and transmission functions, such as displaying and recording facial and incident scene images in conditions ranging from well lit to total darkness, recording and playing back incident scene audio information for incident description and contacting voice recordings for identification. The portable apparatus can also scan, record, and interpret magnetic stripe, smart card, or bar code information from standard and non-standard cards. It also obtains, displays, and records geographical pos…

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