Digital camera with a personal identification
First Claim
1. A digital camera for picking up a scene with an image sensor and forming a frame of image data representative of the scene with a signal processor, comprising:
- a fingerprint sensor provided on an exterior of said digital camera for sensing a fingerprint to produce inputted fingerprint data;
a fingerprint register for registering one or more fingerprint data with a specific identifier allotted for each registered fingerprint data;
a memory for storing therein frames of image data so that each frame is associated with one of the identifiers;
a comparison circuit for comparing the inputted fingerprint data with the one or more fingerprint data registered with said fingerprint register to produce identified fingerprint data;
an authorizer for storing therein an identifier specific to the fingerprint data identified by said comparison circuit;
a user interface circuit for inputting an instruction to said digital camera; and
a controller for accessing said authorizer to reference the identifier stored in said authorizer and executing the instruction if the instruction is intended to handle a frame of image data associated with the identifier stored in said authorizer.
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Abstract
A digital camera with a personal identification which is provided with a fingerprint comparator for comparing fingerprint data inputted and sensed by a fingerprint sensor with those already registered with a fingerprint register. An identifier of one of the registered fingerprint data identified with the inputted data is stored in an authorizer of the camera. When a microcomputer of the camera receives an instruction, it accesses the authorizer to execute the instruction if the instruction is intended to handle a frame of image data associated with an identifier stored in the authorizer.
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28 Claims
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1. A digital camera for picking up a scene with an image sensor and forming a frame of image data representative of the scene with a signal processor, comprising:
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a fingerprint sensor provided on an exterior of said digital camera for sensing a fingerprint to produce inputted fingerprint data; a fingerprint register for registering one or more fingerprint data with a specific identifier allotted for each registered fingerprint data; a memory for storing therein frames of image data so that each frame is associated with one of the identifiers; a comparison circuit for comparing the inputted fingerprint data with the one or more fingerprint data registered with said fingerprint register to produce identified fingerprint data; an authorizer for storing therein an identifier specific to the fingerprint data identified by said comparison circuit; a user interface circuit for inputting an instruction to said digital camera; and a controller for accessing said authorizer to reference the identifier stored in said authorizer and executing the instruction if the instruction is intended to handle a frame of image data associated with the identifier stored in said authorizer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 27)
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9. A method of personal identification for use in a digital camera, comprising the steps of:
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inputting fingerprint data to the digital camera; checking if the inputted fingerprint data is identical with fingerprint data registered with a fingerprint register of the digital camera; and automatically initiating a registering of the inputted fingerprint data having a corresponding identifier with the fingerprint register in case no fingerprint data is registered with the fingerprint register. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for allowing access to a digital camera, comprising:
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receiving fingerprint data of a user of the digital camera; determining if the digital camera is being used for a first time ever; and registering the fingerprint data of the user when it is determined that the digital camera is being used for the first time ever. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28)
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