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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2008
Koichiro Kishima, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichiro Kishima, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corportion, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A biometrics authentication system includes: a detection section; a light source section including a plurality of unit light sources capable of illuminating independently of one another; an image pickup device being arranged on the same side as a side where the light source section is arranged with respect to the detection section; a driving section driving the light source section so that the unit light sources periodically illuminate by time division, and driving the image pickup device so that while an image pickup operation by a first image pickup cell group positioned near each of illuminating unit light sources is suspended, an image pickup operation by a second image pickup cell group positioned farther from each of illuminating unit light sources than the first image pickup cell group is performed; an image processing section; and an authentication section.