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Palm print scanner and methods

  • US 20050105078A1
  • Filed: 10/08/2004
  • Published: 05/19/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system to scan a hand, comprising:

  • an optical element including a base region and at least one side region; and

    a light source configured to illuminate the base region and the at least one side region with light, wherein the base region is sized and shaped to be in optical contact with a palm of the hand, and the at least one side region is sized and shaped and positioned with respect to the base region to be in optical contact with a side of the hand, while the palm is in optical contact with the base region, and wherein the light source illuminates the base region to produce a print image of the palm and the at least one side region to produce a print image of the side of the hand.

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