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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2022
Republic of Korea (National Forensic Service Director Ministry of the Interior and Safety), Wonju-si, KR;
Nam Kyu Park, Bucheon-si, KR;
Byung Seon Moon, Busan, KR;
Jae Mo Goh, Seoul, KR;
Jin Pyo Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Young Il Seo, Wonju-si, KR;
Eun Ah Joo, Wonju-si, KR;
Je Hyun Lee, Wonju-si, KR;
Ho Yong Yie, Wonju-si, KR;
Abstract
A method of comparing and determining three-dimensional (3D) identity of a tool mark includes: obtaining a 3D image of a suspect tool and a tool mark; extracting a contact portion of the suspect tool contributed to formation of the tool mark from the 3D image of the suspect tool; determining a matching area by comparing a shape of the contact portionof the suspect toolwith a shape of the tool mark; and calculating a matching rate between the contact portion of the suspect tool and the tool mark.