Patent ID: 8360973
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A process for acquiring scanned image data relating to an external body portion and/or a product applied to the external body portion, the process comprising: placing a transfer member in contact with an external portion of an individual so as to obtain a transfer image on the transfer member, wherein the transfer image is present on the transfer member after the transfer member and the external portion are out of contact with one another, wherein the transfer image is not a fingerprint or fingerprints, and wherein the external portion that the transfer member is placed in contact with does not include a tooth or teeth; and scanning the transfer image with an optical image scanner to obtain scanned image data for an image representative of at least one characteristic of wherein the image scanner is associated with a first computer located at a first location, and wherein the process further comprises transferring the scanned image data from the first computer to a second computer located at a second location remote from the first location, and wherein the image scanner is configured in the form of a scanner for scanning documents.