Patent ID: 6700998
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
An iris registration unit for registering iris data obtained from an unregistered user in an iris data base, the iris registration unit comprising:iris similarity judging means for judging a degree of similarity between said iris data obtained from said unregistered user and registered iris data already registered in said iris data base; registration judging means for judging, based on said degree of similarity judged by said iris similarity judging means, whether to register or not register said iris data obtained from said unregistered user in said iris data base; a biological characteristics data base in which biological characteristics data, other than iris data, is registered showing biological characteristics corresponding to registered iris data stored in said iris data base; and displaying and controlling means, for displaying biological characteristics based on said biological characteristics data stored in said biological characteristics data base when a judgment is made as to whether there is a similarity or not is made by said registration judging means.