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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1999
Serge J Belongie, Berkeley, CA (US);
Vance C Bjorn, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Digital Persona, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A fingerprint detection apparatus which includes a detection array having a detection surface, and a fingerprint platform configured to supply a plurality of partial fingerprint images of a fingerprint to the detection surface as the fingerprint is moved relative to the detection surface. The fingerprint detection apparatus also includes a processing device that is configured to construct a final fingerprint image from the plurality of partial fingerprint images supplied to the detection surface. A method of detecting a fingerprint image comprising the steps of: (1) supplying a plurality of partial fingerprint images of a fingerprint to a detection surface of a detection array as the fingerprint is moved relative to the detection surface; and (2) constructing a final fingerprint image from the plurality of partial fingerprint images.