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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1999
Hajime Sugino, Nakai-machi, JP;
Kensuke Ito, Nakai-machi, JP;
Tadashi Shimizu, Nakai-machi, JP;
Kaoru Yasukawa, Nakai-machi, JP;
Katsura Sakai, Nakai-machi, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A three-dimensional object identifying system is disclosed which identifies a three-dimensional shape object optically such as a part of a human body for preventing an information apparatus such as a personal computer from being used by any other illegitimate user than a legitimate user. The three-dimensional object identifying system has a function generating unit which generates modulation signals, light emitting elements which emit lights based on the modulation signals to a three-dimensional object, light receiving elements which receive reflected lights from the three-dimensional object and which produce detection signals, a correlation detecting unit which detects correlation information between each detection signal and modulation signal, and an identifying unit which performs identifying processing for the three-dimensional object on the basis of both pre-cataloged correlation information and the detected correlation information.