Registration Apparatus, Verification Apparatus, Registration Method, Verification Method and Program

• US 20080112597A1
• Filed: 10/15/2007
• Published: 05/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: ASANO, Tomoyuki
• Granted Patent: US 8,103,069 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/115
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/14 Vascular patterns
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/145 Sensors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/63 by static guides

Abstract

A registration apparatus includes: display control means for controlling display means to display a body part reflected on an image pickup surface and where the body part should be placed on the image pickup surface; driver means for driving a light source to emit light specific to a verification object inside the body part, the verification object being used for verification; extraction means for extracting a pattern of the verification object reflected on the image pickup surface as a result of emitting the light; and registration means for registering in storage means the pattern extracted by the extraction means.

Claims

1. A registration apparatus comprising:

display control means for controlling display means to display a body part reflected on an image pickup surface and where the body part should foe placed on the image pickup surface;

driver means for driving a light source to emit light specific to a verification object inside the body part, the verification object being used for verification;

extraction means for extracting a pattern of the verification object reflected on the image pickup surface as a result of emitting the light; and

registration means for registering in storage means the pattern extracted by the extraction means.

2. The registration apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the display control means controls the display means to display on a background screen the body part and where the body part should be placed on the image pickup surface, the background screen representing an actual circumstance for the body part to be placed.

3. The registration apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the display control means including:

outline extraction means for extracting an outline of the body part from an image shot through the image pickup surface; and

evaluation means for evaluating a shooting condition according to a brightness state of an area surrounded by the outline or the number of verification objects in the image, wherein

the display control means displays a dummy pattern on the area as an indicator of the shooting condition, the number of objects of the dummy pattern varying according to the brightness state or the number of verification objects.

4. A verification apparatus comprising:

display control means for controlling display means to display a body part reflected on an image pickup surface and where the body part should be placed on the image pickup surface;

driver means for driving a light source to emit light specific to a verification object inside the body part, the verification object being used for verification;

extraction means for extracting a pattern of the verification object reflected on the image pickup surface as a result of emitting the light; and

comparison means for comparing the extracted pattern of the verification object with a registered pattern of the verification object.

5. A registration method comprising:

a first step of controlling display means to display a body part reflected on an image pickup surface and where the body part should be placed on the image pickup surface;

a second step of emitting light specific to a verification object inside the body part, the verification object being used for verification;

a third step of extracting a pattern of the verification object inside the body part reflected on the image pickup surface as a result of emitting the light; and

a fourth step of registering the extracted pattern in storage means.

6. A verification method comprising:

a first step of controlling display means to display a body part reflected on an image pickup surface and where the body part should be placed on the image pickup surface;

a second step of emitting light specific to a verification object inside the body part, the verification object being used for verification;

a third step of extracting a pattern of the verification object inside the body part reflected on the image pickup surface as a result of emitting the light; and

a fourth step of comparing the extracted pattern of the verification object with a registered pattern of the verification object.

7. A program for causing a computer to execute:

a step of controlling display means to display a body part reflected on an image pickup surface and where the body part should be placed on the image pickup surface;

a step of driving a light source to emit light specific to a verification object inside the body part, the verification object being used for verification;

a step of extracting a pattern of the verification object inside the body part reflected on the image pickup surface as a result of emitting the light; and

a step of registering the extracted pattern in storage means.

8. A program for causing a computer to execute:

a step of controlling display means to display a body part reflected on an image pickup surface and where the body part should be placed on the image pickup surface;

a step of driving a light source to emit light specific to a verification object inside the body part, the verification object being used for verification;

a step of extracting a pattern of the verification object inside the body part reflected on the image pickup surface as a result of emitting the light; and

a step of comparing the extracted pattern of the verification object with a registered pattern of the verification object.

9. A registration apparatus comprising:

a display control section that controls a display section to display a body part reflected on an image pickup surface and where the body part should be placed on the image pickup surface;

a driver section that drives a light source to emit light specific to a verification object inside the body part, the verification object being used for verification;

an extraction section that extracts a pattern of the verification object reflected on the image pickup surface as a result of emitting the light; and

a registration section that registers in a storage section the pattern extracted by the extraction section.

10. A verification apparatus comprising:

a display control section that controls a display section to display a body part reflected on an image pickup surface and where the body part should be placed on the image pickup surface;

a driver section that drives a light source to emit light specific to a verification object inside the body part, the verification object being used for verification;

an extraction section that extracts a pattern of the verification object reflected on the image pickup surface as a result of emitting the light; and

a comparison section that compares the extracted pattern of the verification object with a registered pattern of the verification object.