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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2021
Interman Corporation, Kagoshima, JP;
Shigeki Uetabira, Kagoshima, JP;
INTERMAN Corporation, Kagoshima, JP;
Abstract
A biometric authentication device with infection preventive function to prevent infection of pathogens such as virus, bacteria and the like is described. The biometric authentication device with infection preventive function includes: an image acquisition unit configured to take an image of a finger of a person to be authenticated; an authentication processing unit configured to performs an authentication process by the use of biometric information contained in the taken image; and a contact prevention unit configured to prevent the finger of the person to be authenticated from coming in contact with the biometric authentication device by leading the finger of the person to be authenticated to a predetermined position in relation to the biometric authentication device by the tactile sensation.