Patent ID: 8508337
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A method of validating biometric capture, in particular body print capture from an area of the body, in particular a fingerprint or face print, of an individual, wherein, in the area of the body provided with the biometric characteristic to be detected, the method comprising: illuminating said area of the body using at least a radiation including at least two different respective wavelengths between about 500 nm and 1150 nm, carrying out at least two reflectometry measurements in relation to said at least two different respective wavelengths between about 500 nm and 1150 nm, wherein it comprises the following steps whereby, if said calculated ratio is within said interval, said area of the body is considered to be living and the biometric capture can be validated, or, if said calculated ratio is not within said interval, said area of the body is considered not to be living and the biometric capture may not be validated.