Patent ID: 7216982
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. An eye image taking device comprising: an imaging unit for taking the eye of a person to be authenticated, as an eye image; an illumination unit for illuminating the eye of the person to be authenticated; an eyeglass reflection detecting unit for detecting the presence/absence and position of an eyeglass reflection from the eye image; a pupil detecting portion for detecting the presence/absence and position of a pupil from the eye image; and an instruction unit for instructing either the direction for the imaging unit to move or the direction for the face direction of the person to be authenticated to move, so as to acquire the eye image having no eyeglass reflection on the basis of the relative positions between the position of the pupil and the position of the eyeglass reflection, in case the eyeglass reflection detecting portion detects the presence of the eyeglass reflection.