HANDHELD BIOMETRIC SCANNER DEVICE
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1. An apparatus for biometric measurement, comprising:
- a fingerprint scanner having an active area with dimensions of at least 0.55 by 0.55 inches;
an electronic display;
a housing that is configured to be placed into a folded state or un-folded state, and said housing being further configured to be placed into an open state or a closed state when said housing, is placed into a folded state, and whereinwhen placed into a folded state, said housing occupies a volume of space of limited dimension to enable carrying of said housing by a clothing pocket; and
when said housing is placed into an open state, said fingerprint scanner can be placed into operation to capture a representation of a fingerprint pattern from at least one finger of a particular person, and wherein said electronic display is configured to display information in association with said operation of said fingerprint scanner.
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Abstract
The invention provides a mobile and compact enclosure that can be carried within a pocket of clothing while providing a large dear aperture for both a fingerprint scanner and a visual display contained within the apparatus. The apparatus of this invention is not limited to facilitating one or two-finger fingerprint scanning, and can incorporate a scanner capable of scanning four fingers simultaneously.
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1. An apparatus for biometric measurement, comprising:
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a fingerprint scanner having an active area with dimensions of at least 0.55 by 0.55 inches; an electronic display; a housing that is configured to be placed into a folded state or un-folded state, and said housing being further configured to be placed into an open state or a closed state when said housing, is placed into a folded state, and wherein when placed into a folded state, said housing occupies a volume of space of limited dimension to enable carrying of said housing by a clothing pocket; and when said housing is placed into an open state, said fingerprint scanner can be placed into operation to capture a representation of a fingerprint pattern from at least one finger of a particular person, and wherein said electronic display is configured to display information in association with said operation of said fingerprint scanner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
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8. The apparatus of claim I wherein said fingerprint scanner has active area dimensions of at least 2.7 inches by 2.88 inches.
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12. A method for fingerprint measurement, comprising:
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providing a fingerprint seamier that is configured to scan a fingerprint from each of at least two fingers at one time; scanning a fingerprint from at least one finger from each of both bands of a subject; storing a representation of each said fingerprint for said at least one finger from each of both hands as a record for future reference. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for fingerprint measurement, comprising the steps of:
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providing one or more fingerprint scanners; performing a first scanning a fingerprint for at least one finger of a subject, and performing a second scanning a fingerprint for at least one finger of an operator, on a same or different one of said fingerprint scanners; storing a representation of each said fingerprint for said subject and for said operator in association with each other to create a record indicating that said operator was present when said performing a first scanning a fingerprint for at least one finger of a subject. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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