Multi-technology information capture system and method

• US 20070092107A1
• Filed: 11/14/2006
• Published: 04/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intermec IP Corporation (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Intermec IP Corporation (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Inventors: Danielson, Arvin, Austin, Pixie, Sherman, John
• Granted Patent: US 7,711,154 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/100
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition

Abstract

A mobile system having a portable fingerprint collecting system for generating a digitized image of a fingerprint collected from a subject, a database system configured to store a database containing a plurality of fingerprint templates cross-referenced with identification information, the database system configured to compare the digitized fingerprint images generated by the portable fingerprint collecting device with the fingerprint templates stored in the database to provide identification information for the fingerprint, and a communication system providing real time communication of the digitized fingerprint image and identification information between the portable fingerprint collecting system and the database system.

Claims

1. A mobile system, comprising:

a digital camera system for generating a digitized image collected from a subject;

a database system configured to store a database containing a plurality of templates cross-referenced with identification information, said database system configured to compare the digitized images generated by a digital camera with the templates stored in the database to provide identification information for an image; and

a communication system providing real time communication of the digitized image and identification information between said digital camera system and said database system.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the digital camera system reads additional information related to a subject, the communication system transmitting the additional information to the database system.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the digital camera system reads container information of a container associated with the subject, and the database system stores container data concerning an approved container for comparison with the container information read by the digital camera system.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the digital camera system reads container information of a container associated with the subject.

5. In a portable system, a digital camera system comprising:

a digital camera for taking an image of a subject and generating a digitized image;

a display configured to display identification information for the digitized image; and

a communication system for providing real time communication of the digitized image and identification information between the digital camera system and a database system.

6. The portable system of claim 5, wherein the digital camera system generates additional information related to the subject.

7. The portable system of claim 6, wherein the digital camera system reads additional information, the communication system transmitting the additional information to the database system.

8. The portable system of claim 5, wherein the digital camera system reads additional information comprising container information of a container associated with the subject.

9. The portable system of claim 5, wherein the digital camera is coupled with the communication system device, and is operative to read container information of a container associated with the subject, comprising container physical characteristics.