Biometric authentication apparatus, biometric authentication method, and biometric authentication computer program

US9054875B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9054875-B2
Application numberUS-201313919414-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 17, 2013
Priority dateDec 17, 2010
Publication dateJun 9, 2015
Grant dateJun 9, 2015

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A biometric authentication apparatus includes a biometric information acquiring unit which captures an image of a first body part of a user carrying biometric information to generate a biometric image representing the biometric information, and a processing unit configured to determine a position of a second body part of the user on a position detection image to determine the user's position relative to a reference position, determine a rotation angle corresponding to the user's position based on a relationship between the user's position relative to the reference position and the rotation angle, rotate registered biometric information of a registered user or the biometric information on the biometric image according to the rotation angle so as to make the direction of the registered biometric information substantially parallel to the direction of the biometric information, and compare the registered biometric information and the biometric information to each other.

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What is claimed is: 1. A biometric authentication apparatus comprising: a biometric information acquiring device which captures an image of a first body part of a user to obtain acquired biometric information of the first body part; a storage device which stores a reference table representing a relationship between a user position relative to a reference position and a rotation angle of the acquired biometric information of the first body part, and registered biometric informati…

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What does patent US9054875B2 cover?
A biometric authentication apparatus includes a biometric information acquiring unit which captures an image of a first body part of a user carrying biometric information to generate a biometric image representing the biometric information, and a processing unit configured to determine a position of a second body part of the user on a position detection image to determine the user's position re…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fujitsu Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L9/3231. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 09 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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