Patent ID: 7580552

Claim:
An image capturing apparatus for palm authentication for image capturing an authentication pattern from a palm, comprising: a non-contact sensor unit which irradiates light to the palm, receives reflected light to capture images of the palm; a front face guide disposed on one side of the non-contact sensor unit, and having an upper portion for putting on a wrist with a hand to be captured by the non-contact sensor unit; and a rear face guide disposed on the other side of the non-contact sensor unit, and having an upper portion for putting on fingers of the hand, wherein said front face guide and said rear face guide are disposed at an interval which positions the palm, which is supported by the wrist with said front face guide and the fingers with said rear face guide, in an image capturing region of the non-contact sensor unit, and the front face guide comprises: an upright portion that has a height from the non-contact sensor unit as to position the palm in a reading region of the non-contact sensor unit; and said upper portion provided on the upright portion.