Title:
FINGER VEIN AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/105138
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An objective of the present invention is to assess whether a finger is properly placed in a prescribed location, and to notify a user in the event of improper placement. A finger vein authentication system comprises: a sensor which reads finger information as an image; an authentication means for carrying out finger authentication using the image information which is read from the sensor; and a finger location appropriateness assessment means for sensing whether the finger is properly placed on the sensor based on whether a region having saturated pixel values of the image information which is read from the sensor is present.
Inventors:
KATO Atsushi (CORP. 6-3 Osaki 1-chome, Shinagawa-k, Tokyo 76, 〒1418576, JP)
Application Number:
JP2011/079548
Publication Date:
August 09, 2012
Filing Date:
December 20, 2011
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Assignee:
HITACHI-OMRON TERMINAL SOLUTIONS, CORP. (6-3 Osaki 1-chome, Shinagawa-ku Tokyo, 76, 〒1418576, JP)
日立オムロンターミナルソリューションズ株式会社 (〒76 東京都品川区大崎一丁目６番３号 Tokyo, 〒1418576, JP)
日立オムロンターミナルソリューションズ株式会社 (〒76 東京都品川区大崎一丁目６番３号 Tokyo, 〒1418576, JP)
International Classes:
G06T1/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
POLAIRE I.P.C. (7-1 Hatchobori 2-chome, Chuo-ku Tokyo, 32, 〒1040032, JP)
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