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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2017
Beyond Time Investments Limited, Eden Island, Mahé OT, SC;
Chu-Hsin Chang, Zhubei, TW;
Jun-Shian Hsiao, Chupei, TW;
Chun-Fu Lin, Chupei, TW;
Hui-Min Tsai, Taipei, TW;
BEYOND TIME INVESTMENTS LIMITED, Eden Island, Mahé, SC;
Abstract
An optical identification method, includes: projecting light on a finger to generate reflected light from the finger; receiving the reflected light by a pixel sensing array to obtain a plurality of finger images; and determining whether the finger images present a liveness characteristic, according to a required exposure time or average brightness of the finger images obtained by the pixel sensing array. When the finger images present the liveness characteristic, the optical identification method further includes: determining identification information according to the finger images; or when the finger images do not present the liveness characteristic, the optical identification method further includes: not determining identification information according to the finger images, and optionally, stopping the pixel sensing array from obtaining a subsequent finger image.