Imaging method and device using biometric information for operator authentication
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1. A method for authenticating an imaging device operator'"'"'s identity, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining, from at least one biometric sensor, biometric information indicatingsaid operator'"'"'s identity;
independently capturing an image with said imaging device, substantially simultaneously with the step of obtaining said biometric information with said at least one biometric sensor;
storing said biometric information together with said captured image;
wherein said identity of said operator is authenticated by said stored biometric information.
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Abstract
Essentially coincident with the capture of an image by the imaging device, biometric information indicating the identity of the operator of the device is obtained from at least one biometric sensor. The biometric information and captured image are then stored in a manner reliably associating each with the other. At a later time, biometric information is obtained from a supposed operator of the imaging device. By comparing this candidate biometric information with the stored biometric information, the supposed operator may be authenticated as the operator of the imaging device at the time of capture of the stored image.
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44 Claims
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1. A method for authenticating an imaging device operator'"'"'s identity, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining, from at least one biometric sensor, biometric information indicating said operator'"'"'s identity; independently capturing an image with said imaging device, substantially simultaneously with the step of obtaining said biometric information with said at least one biometric sensor; storing said biometric information together with said captured image; wherein said identity of said operator is authenticated by said stored biometric information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
from said biometric information.
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5. The method of claim 4, further comprising the step of:
using said biometric signature to provide a reduced representation of said biometric information.
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6. The method of claim 1, wherein said imaging device is any of a digital imaging device and a recording film based imaging device.
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7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
processing said biometric information and said captured image, prior to storing said biometric information and prior to storing said captured image.
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8. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of:
subsequently verificating that said stored biometric information and said stored image have not been altered and have not been falsified.
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9. The method of claim 7, wherein said step of processing said biometric information and said captured image comprises computing a digital signature.
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10. The method of claim 9, wherein said digital signature is generated using a message digest.
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11. The method of claim 10, wherein said message digest is created using a hashing
algorithm applied to said captured image and said biometric information. -
12. The method of claim 7, wherein said step of processing said biometric information and said captured image comprises the step of:
encrypting said captured image to produce an encrypted image.
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13. A method for authenticating the identity of an operator of an imaging device, comprising the steps of:
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retrieving an image captured by said image device; retrieving biometric information that is associated with and stored with said image, wherein said biometric information is obtained by at least one biometric sensor independently of capture of said image by said imaging device, wherein said biometric information is obtained at substantially the same time that said image is captured; obtaining candidate biometric information indicating the identity of a supposed operator of said imaging device; comparing said candidate biometric information and said stored biometric information; and authenticating said supposed operator as said imaging device operator at the time of capture of said image if said stored biometric information substantially matches said candidate biometric information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for authenticating an imaging device operator'"'"'s identity, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining, from at least one biometric sensor, biometric information indicating said operator'"'"'s identity; independently capturing an image with said imaging device, substantially simultaneously with the step of obtaining said biometric information from said at least one biometric sensor; storing said biometric Information, together with said captured image;
subsequently;retrieving said image; retrieving said biometric information; obtaining candidate biometric information indicating the identity of a supposed operator of said imaging device; comparing said candidate biometric information and said stored biometric information; and authenticating said supposed operator as said imaging device operator at the time of capture of said Image if said stored biometric information substantially matches said candidate biometric information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus for authenticating an imaging device operator'"'"'s identity comprising:
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at least one biometric sensor for capturing biometric information indicative of said operator'"'"'s identity; a recording device for independently capturing an image substantially simultaneously with said capture of biometic information with said at least one biometric sensor; and a medium for storing said biometric information together with said stored image for subsequent authentication of said operator'"'"'s identity based on said stored biometric information. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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