The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
May. 08, 2015
Iritech, Inc., Fairfax, VA (US);
Dae Hoon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Dae Hoon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyeong In Choi, Seoul, KR;
Byoung Jin Jun, Seoul, KR;
Haeng Moon Kim, Gwacheon-si, KR;
Seung Min Paik, Seoul, KR;
IRITECH, INC., Fairfax, VA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for acquiring an iris image outdoors and indoors and, specifically, to an apparatus and a method for acquiring an iris image outdoors and indoors, the apparatus comprising: a lens for receiving the iris image; an image sensor for sensing the iris image inputted through the lens; and a memory for storing the iris image sensed by the image sensor, wherein a band-pass filter using all or parts of outdoor iris recognition wavelength bands (920-1,500 nm) in order to acquire the iris image in which a reflected image is prevented or a reflected noise is reduced, which are generated when the iris image is photographed indoors and outdoors and, particularly, outdoors, is provided at the front end of the image sensor, and an infrared lighting having at least one wavelength passing through the wavelength bands of the provided band-pass filter is provided.