Television – Special applications – Observation of or from a specific location
Patent
1994-05-27
1997-06-24
Britton, Howard W.
Television
Special applications
Observation of or from a specific location
348 96, 382115, 382116, 382117, 382118, 235380, 235382, H04N 718
Patent
active
056421605
ABSTRACT:
A digital image capture system for a photo identification card wherein a housing contains a video camera and a tray that selectively moves through a formed slot in the housing between a first fully inserted position within the housing and a second fully open position outside of the housing. The tray has a formed recess that receives an insert plate. The insert plate has a formed opening for holding a photo identification card of a person. Different insert plates could be utilized under the teachings of the present invention having different-sized formed openings for different-sized photo identification cards. The photo identification card is placed into the formed opening and then the tray is slid into the fully inserted position in the housing. A magnet in the housing firmly holds the tray in the fully inserted position and this fully inserted position is sensed by a micro-switch that becomes activated to turn on a pair of opposing lamps to fully illuminate the photo identification card in the tray. The camera captures a video image of the fully illuminated photo identification card and delivers it to a remote computer for storage in a captured image database. In the event the identification card does not carry a photo, a second video camera positioned remote from the housing is used to capture a likeness image of the owner of the card which is also stored in the computer.
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Britton Howard W.
Le Vu
Mikohn Gaming Corporation
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