Eye image input unit, authentication equipment and image processing method
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1. An eye image pickup device comprising:
- an eye image pickup unit for capturing an eye image;
a display image formation unit for forming a display image from the eye image by degrading an at least iris-containing area in the eye image; and
a display unit for displaying the display image formed by the display image formation unit.
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Abstract
The eye image pickup device includes an eye image pickup unit for capturing an eye image, a display image formation unit for forming a display image almost too low in quality to be used for authentication by degrading an at least iris-containing area in the eye image, and a display unit for displaying the display image.
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21 Claims
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1. An eye image pickup device comprising:
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an eye image pickup unit for capturing an eye image;
a display image formation unit for forming a display image from the eye image by degrading an at least iris-containing area in the eye image; and
a display unit for displaying the display image formed by the display image formation unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An authentication device comprising:
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an eye image pickup unit for capturing an eye image of a user to be authenticated;
an authentication information formation unit for forming authentication information of the eye image of the user;
an authentication information registration unit for registering the authentication information as registered authentication information;
authentication unit for authenticating the user by comparing and collating the authentication information with registered authentication information which has been registered previously;
display image formation unit for forming a display image by degrading an at least iris-containing area in the eye image; and
a display unit for displaying the display image, wherein the display image formation unit forms the display image and makes the display unit display the display image at least one of when the user is guided and when the authentication information registration unit registers the authentication information as the registered authentication information.
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20. An image processing method comprising:
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a first step of cutting out an at least iris-containing area from an eye image; and
a second step of selectively degrading an image of the iris-containing area cut out in the first step.
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21. A program for making a computer execute:
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a first step of cutting out an at least iris-containing area from an eye image; and
a second step of selectively degrading an image of the iris-containing area cut out in the first step.
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