Patent ID: 6937748
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. An automatic finger positioning guide for fingerprint scanners comprising: a) an active scan area on the scanner surface upon which one finger rests and a non-active area on the scanner surface on which one or more of the other fingers rest to provide stability; b) a stop post on the scanner surface to indicate how far to place the hand longitudinally thereof, the stop post being located on the scanner surface in relation to the active scan area so as to contact the vertex defined between the side of the one finger and the side of an adjacent finger when the hand is properly in place; c) a guide post on the scanner surface physically separate from the stop post to assist in positioning the finger laterally, the guide post being located on the scanner surface in relation to the active scan area so as to contact a portion of the side of the finger at a location between the stop post and the finger tip when the hand is properly in place; and d) means to indicate when the hand is properly in place.