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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
May. 06, 2008
Rudolf M. Bolle, Bedford Hills, NY (US);
Jonathan H. Connell, Ii, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Nalini K. Ratha, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Rudolf M. Bolle, Bedford Hills, NY (US);
Jonathan H. Connell, II, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Nalini K. Ratha, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The biometric system disclosed herein comprises device for providing a pattern; the device having a source of light and a source for providing a pattern. The source of light is operative to illuminate an object with light. An imaging device is disposed at a different location from the source of light to capture an image from the object. The system further comprises a pattern comparison device; the pattern comparison device being operative to compare details of the pattern disposed upon the object and details of a reference pattern; the pattern comparison device rejecting the object if the pattern disposed upon the object does not match the reference pattern.