Video image system for personal identification
First Claim
1. In a system for identifying a person who enters a designated place and presents an identification (ID) card containing information about himself, the imporvement comprising in combination,(a) a plam viewing window of transparent material having an outside surface and an inside surface oriented so that said person at said designated place can easily place the palm of his hand against said palm window outside surface,(b) an ID card viewing window (ID card window) of transparent material having an outside surface and an inside surface oriented so that said person at said designated place can easily place his ID card against said ID card window outside surface,(c) a video camera on said inside surface side of both said palm window and said ID card window,(d) a source of illumination on said inside surface side of both said palm window and said ID card window,(e) said palm window, said ID card window, said source of illumination and said video camera forming an optical system of which said palm against said palm window outside surface and said ID card against said ID card window outside surface is the object (palm and ID card object), said source of illumination illuminates said palm and ID card object and said camera intercepts the image of said palm and ID card object and produces a palm video image of said palm and ID card optical image and(d) a video recorder for recording said palm and ID card video image.
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Abstract
A video image system for rapidly (in a few seconds) recording a person and his identification (ID) card makes video images of the person'"'"'s hand palm and face along with the ID card presented by the person that may be a badge, card, drivers license, passport, or other item issued by some authority, and combines those images and presents the combined image on a video monitor for immediate inspection by a guard, store clerk or attendant, and, in addition, stores the combined image along with time and date superimposed thereon so that it can be reviewed later. The system includes at a designated place entered by the person to be recorded, a viewing table in easy reach of the person on which there are viewing areas for the person'"'"'s palm and the ID card that he presents and video cameras arranged for scanning his palm, ID card and his face producing video images that are combined electronically producing a combined video image of the palm. ID card and face that is viewed on a video monitor and recorded on a video cassette recorder (VCR) along with the time and date. The combined image that is recorded can be reviewed later as a review of the identification event.
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Citations
27 Claims
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1. In a system for identifying a person who enters a designated place and presents an identification (ID) card containing information about himself, the imporvement comprising in combination,
(a) a plam viewing window of transparent material having an outside surface and an inside surface oriented so that said person at said designated place can easily place the palm of his hand against said palm window outside surface, (b) an ID card viewing window (ID card window) of transparent material having an outside surface and an inside surface oriented so that said person at said designated place can easily place his ID card against said ID card window outside surface, (c) a video camera on said inside surface side of both said palm window and said ID card window, (d) a source of illumination on said inside surface side of both said palm window and said ID card window, (e) said palm window, said ID card window, said source of illumination and said video camera forming an optical system of which said palm against said palm window outside surface and said ID card against said ID card window outside surface is the object (palm and ID card object), said source of illumination illuminates said palm and ID card object and said camera intercepts the image of said palm and ID card object and produces a palm video image of said palm and ID card optical image and (d) a video recorder for recording said palm and ID card video image.
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10. A video image system for identification of a person at a designated place comprising in combination,
(a) a palm viewing window so positioned at said designated place that said person can easily place the palm of his hand against said palm window, (b) an ID card viewing window so positioned at said designated place that said person can easily place his ID card against said ID card window, (c) video camera means directed optically at said windows for producing video images of said person'"'"'s palm and ID card, (d) other video camera means directed optically at said person'"'"'s face for producing a video image of said face, (e) means for combining said video images producing a combined video image and (f) means for storing said combined video image, (g) whereby said combined video image can be retrieved from said storage means and reviewed.
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26. A system for identifying a customer of a retail store where the customer presents a drivers license and for recording a sale made to the customer while said customer is at said store point of sale terminal (cash register) comprising in combination,
(a) a palm viewing window so positioned near said cash register that said customer can easily place the palm of his hand against said palm viewing window, (b) a drivers license viewing window so positioned near said cash register that said customer can easily place his drivers license against said drivers license viewing window, (c) video camera means directed optically at said windows for producing video images of said customer'"'"'s palm and drivers license, (d) other video camera means directed optically at said customer'"'"'s face for producing a video image of said face, (e) means for combining said video images producing a combined video image and (f) means for storing said combined video image, (g) whereby said combined video image can be retrieved from said storage means and reviewed.
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27. A video image system for identifying a passenger of an airplane who presents a boarding pass or ticket (pass/ticket) at the entrance to said airplane comprising in combination,
(a) a palm viewing window so positioned near said entrance that said passenger can easily place the palm of his hand against said palm window, (b) a pass/ticket viewing window so positioned near said entrance that said passenger can easily place his pass/ticket against said pass/ticket window, (c) video camera means directed optically at said windows for producing video images of said passenger'"'"'s palm and pass/ticket, (d) other video camera means directed optically at said passenger'"'"'s face for producing a video image of said face, (e) means for combining said video images producing a combined video image and (f) means for storing said combined video image, (g) whereby said combined video image can be retrieved from said storage means and reviewed.
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