Code reader fingerprint scanner

Details Code reader fingerprint scanner Code reader fingerprint scanner

1998-05-18

2001-07-17

Mehta, Bhavesh (Department: 2621)

Image analysis

Applications

Personnel identification

C382S127000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06263090

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The instant invention is directed to the field of security control and, in particular, to a code reader incorporated in a fingerprint scanner.
The unauthorized use of documents such as passports, credit cards, tickets, checks and so forth is a continuing problem. Various types of background patterns imposed upon the documents, usually by a process such as offset printing or lithography, has helped to reduce duplication of such documents but does not prevent the unauthorized use.
What is lacking in the art is a means for determining that the holder of a security item is the authorized user of the item.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The instant invention is a code reader incorporated into a fingerprint scanner. An imaging plane is set up to view security items such as credit cards, bank cards, passports and the like. The objects intended for viewing would usually, but not necessarily, have codes printed on them for machine reading. The codes may be UPC, OCR-B, PDF417, DataGlyph codes or the like. Each security item would hold fingerprint identification data. In this manner, the imaging plane can be used to view the security items in combination with scanning the fingerprint of the individual for comparison.
In operation, the fingerprint scanner captures the image of a fingerprint via a CCD camera to a framegrabber in a computer for analysis. The code reader interprets the coding placed upon the security item and compares it against the coded fingerprint image. If the images match, the use of the item is authorized.
An object of the instant invention is to provide a positive identification of an individual at any location with a printed, encoded, encrypted, redundant data base on an optically viewable substrate.
Yet another object of the instant invention is to provide a single housing for comparing an individual's fingerprint to a security device having personal indicia of the individual placed thereon.
Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings by way of illustration and example, certain embodiments of this invention are set forth. The drawings constitute a part of this specification and include an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.


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