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Mirror system and method for acquiring biometric data

US8212870B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 16, 2010
Grant dateJul 3, 2012
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 9, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N7/18
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for obtaining biometric imagery such as iris imagery from large capture volumes is disclosed wherein a substantially rotationally symmetric mirror such as a cone or sphere is rotated at a constant velocity about a central axis.

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