Patent ID: 8514277

Claim:
A retinal image scanner, comprising: an infrared light source, a beam splitter reflecting infrared radiation from the light source through one of a plurality of focusing lenses to a retina, a camera collecting radiation reflected by the retina through the beam splitter, an analog to digital convertor receiving a raw signal from the camera based on the collected radiation, the analog to digital convertor converting the raw signal to a digital signal, a streaming video converter processing the digital signal into a video signal, and a video monitor displaying an image of the retina based on the video signal; the retinal image scanner further comprising a video transmitter, the video transmitter transmitting the video signal to a computer over a network, the computer extracting a plurality of images from the video signal; a comparator comparing at least one of the plurality of images with at least one of a plurality of stored images; a selector selecting one of the plurality of stored images that matches the one of the plurality of images; and the computer having: a real-time video capture capturing images from the video signal, a black-and-white to color converter adapted for processing images of the retina for converting the images to color, 3-D rendering software adapted for processing images of the retina, and a messaging system.