Patent ID: 8131029

Claim:
A method for automatically identifying a person, comprising: (a) applying white-light radiation to at least a portion of a body surface and acquiring a first white-light image at a portable image acquisition device; (b) applying UV radiation to said portion of said body surface and acquiring a first UV image at said portable image acquisition device; (c) generating a skin mask from the first white-light image and the first UV image; (d) comparing the skin mask with a pre-stored skin mask for a known person to determine whether the two skin masks substantially match and if there is a substantial match; (e) obtaining results related to at least one skin condition from at least the UV image, wherein the at least one skin condition is selected from a group consisting of: skin tone; UV damage; pores; wrinkles; hydration levels; collagen content; skin type; topical inflammation; ablation; keratosis; deep inflammation; sun spots; pigmentation; moles; scars; acne; fungi; and erythema; and (f) comparing the results with pre-stored data associated with the at least one skin condition for the known person to determine if the person to be identified is the known person.