Patent ID: 6173068
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: A61B,G06K,G16H,Y02A

Abstract:
A system for recognizing an individual, comprising(a) an imaging device for producing a first signal representative of sensed thermal characteristics of the individual;(b) a minutiae generator connected with said imaging device for receiving said first signal and producing in response thereto a second signal representative of minutiae of the individual, the minutiae corresponding to specific branch points of blood vessels of the individual;(c) a minutiae database for storing minutiae data characteristics of minutiae for each of a plurality of known individuals and for producing a third signal representative of minutiae of each of the plurality of known individuals; and(d) a minutiae matcher connected with said minutiae generator and said minutiae database for receiving said second and third signals and for producing a fourth signal when a match occurs between the minutiae for the individual and for one of the plurality of known individuals.