Biometric camera

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9971937
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14500674

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Exemplary embodiments for a biometric camera system for a mobile device, comprise: a near infrared (NIR) light source on the mobile device that flashes a user of the mobile device with near infrared light during image capture; a biometric camera located on the mobile device offset from the NIR light source, the biometric camera comprising: an extended depth of field (EDOF) imaging lens; a bandpass filter located adjacent to the EDOF imaging lens to reject ambient light during image capture; and an imaging sensor located adjacent the bandpass filter that converts an optical image of an object into an electronic signal for image processing; and a processor configured to receive video images of an iris of a user from the image sensor, and attempt to match the video images of the iris with previously registered images stored in an iris database, wherein if a match is found, the user is authenticated.

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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD416 MAETAN-DONG YEONGTONG-GU SUWON-SI GYEONGGI-DO 442-742

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cho, Yong-Chul San Jose, US 26 727
Ovsiannikov, Ilia San Jose, US 133 1863
Park, ChangYoung San Jose, US 30 180
Park, Yong-Hwa San Jose, US 64 1127
Smits, Dirk Los Gatos, US 4 140
Wang, Yibing (Michelle) San Jose, US 5 51
Yoon, Heesun San Jose, US 27 226

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