Portable ID card verification apparatus
First Claim
1. A portable verification apparatus for reading a dataform imprinted on an ID card, the dataform including an encoded, digitized representation of an attribute of an authorized user of the card, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a housing defining an interior region and supporting electronic circuitry including a processor;
b) a substantially transparent window supported by the housing and being accessible from an exterior of the housing, the window providing a support surface upon which the ID card is placed, the card'"'"'s dataform being visible through the window;
c) an imaging assembly coupled to the electronic circuitry and including a camera assembly including a 2D photosensor array supported within the housing and an optics assembly spaced from the 2D photosensor array to focus an image of the dataform onto the 2D photosensor array;
d) decoding circuitry for decoding the dataform imaged onto the photosensor array;
e) a display screen electrically coupled to the electronic circuitry for displaying a decoded representation of the attribute of the authorized user of the card; and
f) a mirror positioned between the substantially transparent window and the optics assembly and the optics assembly being positioned such that a longitudinal axis bisecting a field of view of the optics assembly is substantially parallel to a plane defined by a support surface of the substantially transparent window.
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Abstract
A portable ID card verification apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing defining an interior region supporting electrical circuitry including a processor. A two dimensional imaging assembly is at least partially enclosed within the housing. A display screen in electrically coupled to the imaging assembly. An upper surface of the housing supports a glass window on which an ID card is positioned for reading a dataform imprinted thereon. The dataform includes a compressed digitized representation of an attribute of the authorized card holder, such as a photograph of the card holder. The imaging assembly images and decodes the 2D dataform on the ID card and the processor in conjunction with display driver circuitry causes an image of the card holder'"'"'s photograph to be displayed on the display screen.
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4 Claims
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1. A portable verification apparatus for reading a dataform imprinted on an ID card, the dataform including an encoded, digitized representation of an attribute of an authorized user of the card, the apparatus comprising:
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a) a housing defining an interior region and supporting electronic circuitry including a processor; b) a substantially transparent window supported by the housing and being accessible from an exterior of the housing, the window providing a support surface upon which the ID card is placed, the card'"'"'s dataform being visible through the window; c) an imaging assembly coupled to the electronic circuitry and including a camera assembly including a 2D photosensor array supported within the housing and an optics assembly spaced from the 2D photosensor array to focus an image of the dataform onto the 2D photosensor array; d) decoding circuitry for decoding the dataform imaged onto the photosensor array; e) a display screen electrically coupled to the electronic circuitry for displaying a decoded representation of the attribute of the authorized user of the card; and f) a mirror positioned between the substantially transparent window and the optics assembly and the optics assembly being positioned such that a longitudinal axis bisecting a field of view of the optics assembly is substantially parallel to a plane defined by a support surface of the substantially transparent window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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