Patent ID: 6850631
Filing Date: 2005-02-01
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A portable photographing device for capturing an image of an iris of a person to be identified, comprising: a housing having an inside and an outside, and having a first, flat surface positioned on the outside of the housing on a first side of the housing and facing the iris of the person during use and a second, curved surface positioned on the outside of the housing on a second side of the housing opposite to the first side and facing away from the iris of the person during use, the first surface defining a photographic hole, wherein the first surface is free from an eyepiece and said housing is free from any projection facing the person during use; lighting means for illuminating the iris positioned within the housing adjacent the photographic hole; a photographing element positioned within the housing adjacent the lighting means; and an illumination detection sensor positioned within the housing to detect light from the lighting means reflected from the person to be identified during use of the device and to control power supplied to the photographing element based on the detection of light from the lighting means.